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Clinical appearance of the swelling showing the diffuse borders.
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The skin overlying the swelling was of normal color but had a glossy appearance, probably due to tautness of the skin over the swelling (Figure 1).
Panoramic radiograph showing the tumor at the left ramus of the mandible.
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The orthopantogram showed a large radiolucency at the angle of the mandible on the left side, involving the second molar (Figure 2).
Lateral oblique view of the mandible showing the extent of the tumor.
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The circumscribed cortical plate expansion showed a centrifugal growth pattern involving the angle and major part of ramus of the mandible (Figure 3).
Showing proliferating spindle and oval-shaped mesenchymal cells with tumor osteoid and tumor bone formation HE x96.
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Some areas showed highly pleomorphic cells with hyperchromatic nucleus and bizarre nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio with numerous vascular channels (Figure 4).