Giant ossifying fibroma. Case report on a bimaxillary presentation.
Ossifying fibroma is a slow-growing, benign neoplasm, but some lesions behave aggressively, reaching massive proportions, thus demanding special treatment. The following case report holds particular interest, because of the simultaneous occurrence of an active ossifying-cementifying fibroma in the maxilla and mandible with the maxillary lesion attaining enormous size.
Khanna
J N
JN
Department of Maxillofacial Plastic and Oral Surgery, Nair Hospital and Dental College, Bombay, India.
Andrade
N N
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D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000473:pathology*