Huge ossifying fibroma maxilla.

Natl J Maxillofac Surg

Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Published: July 2016

Maxillofacial fibro-osseous lesions comprise a group of face and jaw disorders characterized by the replacement of bone by a benign connective-tissue matrix with varying amount of mineralized substances. Fibro-osseous lesions of the maxilla are not an uncommon tumor. Majority of the lesions with fibrous and osseous components include ossifying fibroma, fibrous dysplasia, cemento-ossifying fibroma, and cementifying fibroma. We present a case of 15-year-old female with huge fibroosseous lesion which was treated with total maxillectomy via a Weber-Ferguson approach. Histopathology established that fibroosseous lesion as an ossifying fibroma.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4922242PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.183862DOI Listing

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