PMC7934186_01
A) extraoral view showing an exophytic mass causing mild labial superior swelling and preventing lips from closing; B) intraoral view of a pink non-pigmented 4cm sized tumor of the maxillary gingival; C) intraoral view demonstrating blood spots (arrow) and invasion of hard palate (*)
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F1
It was extending to the anterior third of hard palate and pushing apart teeth 11 and 22 which were highly mobile (Figure 1).
A) CT coronal view showing palatal bone destruction; B) CT axial view demonstrating soft tissue mass arising in the anterior maxilla with bone erosion
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F2
Craniofacial computed tomography showed a superior soft tissue process extending to the maxillary bone and hard palate with integrity of maxillary sinus (Figure 2).
excised tumor including partial maxillectomy from tooth 15 to 25 and part of the hard palate
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F3
The patient underwent tumor resection under general anesthesia respecting 2cm security margin: partial maxillectomy from tooth 15 to 25 was done and a part of vestibule and hard palate were removed (Figure 3).