| Stafne’s Bone Defect Containing Fat Tissue in Mandible |
| 지방조직이 포함된 하악골 Stafne 골결손 |
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남기영; 김종배 |
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| Abstract |
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In 1942; Stafne first described 35 cases of a radiographic abnormality just anterior to the
mandibular angle such abnormalities showed oval or elliptical radiolucencies with welldefined;
denser and thicker walls than those seen in odontogenic cysts. These lesions
have been described as various terms; Stafne bone defect; mandibular salivary gland
inclusion; static bone cavity; latent bone cyst. Usually they are asymptomatic and
discovered accidentally from routine radiographic examination with 0.1-0.3% incidence
rate and they have a predilection for men between age 50 to 70 and almost unilateral.
Though these lesions are defined as well-defined depression in the lingual surface of the
body of the mandible; the etiology is still unknown. In the present 2 cases; we
experienced unusual bone defect in mandible; only radiographic study confirmed the
diagnosis of this anomaly lesion and obviated the surgical intervention. |
| Key Words:
Fat tissue, Mandible, Stafne's bone defect |
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