Use of the ultrasonic surgical aspirator in the treatment of a solitary eosinophilic granuloma of the mandible: A case report

Solitary eosinophilic granuloma is the most common benign lesion in the spectrum of diseases called histiocytosis X. The disease primarily involves children and young adults, with some predilection for males. ‘7’ It is infrequently found in the mandible or maxilla, but when it does occur it causes expansion and erosion of the cortical plate with extension into adjacent soft tissues.3 The patients’ chief complaints are frequently bone pain and swelling. Pathologic fractures are not uncommon.iY4 The lesion is easily cured by simple surgical excision and/or appropriate radiotherapy.5 The purpose of this report is to describe the use of the ultrasonic surgical aspirator in the treatment of a patient with solitary eosinophilic granuloma of the mandible.