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A 43-Year-Old Man Presents with an Asymptomatic Anterior Palatal Swelling

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A 43-year-old man presents with an asymptomatic anterior palatal swelling. A radiograph shows a 1 * 1 cm lucency and divergence of roots of teeth nos. 8 and 9. All teeth in the area are vital. This is most likely a(n) :


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Streptokinase

An enzyme used to dissolve blood clots in the treatment of heart attack and pulmonary embolism.

Tissue Plasminogen Activator

An enzyme that helps dissolve blood clots by converting plasminogen into plasmin, used in the treatment of stroke and other clotting conditions.

Foramen Ovale

An opening in the heart's atrial septum present in the fetus, which normally closes soon after birth.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

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