Case 33092
- 27 February 1947
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 236 (9) , 330-333
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194702272360907
Abstract
Presentation of CaseA seventeen-year-old unmarried salesgirl was admitted to the hospital because of a painless mass in the jaw.About three months before entry the patient noted a hard 2-cm. mass, which seemed poorly attached to the jawbone on the right. A physician thought that it was a "gland" and gave her pills. When it did not regress he attempted incision and drainage but obtained only blood. About a month later, when the left lower incisor teeth began to ache, the patient was referred to a dentist for x-ray studies. Three weeks later the swelling had enlarged; the right . . .This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: