作者: Cory M Resnick , Jeffrey Margolis , Srinivas M Susarla , Joseph H Schwab , Francis J Hornicek
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOMS.2009.04.106
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摘要: Purpose The relationship between giant cell lesions (GCLs) of the maxillofacial (MF) skeleton and those axial/appendicular (AA) has been long debated. present study compared clinical radiographic characteristics subjects with MF AA GCLs. Materials Methods This was a retrospective cohort patients treated for GCLs at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1993 to 2008. predictor variables included tumor location (MF or AA) behavior (aggressive nonaggressive). outcome demographic, clinical, parameters, treatments, outcomes. Descriptive bivariate statistics were computed, P ≤ .05 considered significant. Results sample 93 subjects: 45 (38 aggressive 7 nonaggressive) 48 (30 18 Comparing GCLs, presented younger (P Conclusions These results suggest that represent similar, if not same, disease. nonaggressive subgroups, more similarities found than when evaluating without stratification by behavior. remaining differences could be explained likelihood tumors are diagnosed earlier because facial exposure dental screening examinations radiographs.