title: Cherubism: diagnosis, treatment, and comparison with central giant cell granulomas and giant cell tumors.
abstract: An extensive case of cherubism in a 17-year-old girl with no apparent familial history is presented. The rationale for treatment is presented and is compared with previous reports that have advocated nontreatment. The clinical and histologic similarities of cherubism to central giant cell granuloma and the giant cell tumor of bone are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Kaugars
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niamtu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Svirsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002636:Cherubism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology