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- Title
Psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma of the jaws.
- Authors
Malathi, N.; Radhika, T.; Thamizhchelvan, H.; Ravindran, C.; Ramkumar, S.; Giri, G. V. V.; Gopal, Deepika
- Abstract
Juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon, benign, bone-forming neoplasm with aggressive local growth that is distinguished from other fibro-osseous lesions primarily by its age of onset, clinical presentation and aggressive behavior. Although a benign entity, juvenile ossifying fibroma is known to be locally aggressive and has a high tendency to recur. Two distinctive microscopic patterns have been described: A trabecular variant and a psammomatoid variant. This latter variant is predominantly a craniofacial lesion and occurs rarely in the jaws. We present herein two cases of psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma involving the jaws. The first case was a mandibular lesion in a 31-year-old female whereas the second case presented with maxillary involvement in a 46-year-old female. In addition, the pathology of the lesion was analyzed with confocal laser scanning microscopy.
- Subjects
FIBROMAS; CONFOCAL microscopy; OSSIFICATION; PRECANCEROUS conditions; MANDIBLE; DISEASES
- Publication
Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (0973029X), 2011, Vol 15, Issue 3, p326
- ISSN
0973-029X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0973-029X.86710