title: Diffuse peripheral odontogenic fibroma: report of 3 cases.
abstract: Since peripheral odontogenic fibroma (POF) is characteristically described as a solitary lesion and no diffuse POF had been reported in the literature, our cases should be considered as extremely unusual. Three diffuse cases of POF are described of which one case was seen in association with ocular and skin lesions. The question arises whether POF should be considered as a true odontogenic tumor rather than a diffuse hamartomatous lesion caused by uncontrolled induction of the gingiva. It is also possible that such lesions could be part of a yet undescribed syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: van Heerden
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ligthelm
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Raubenheimer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology