title: Ossifying fibroma of the mid-face and paranasal sinuses: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.
abstract: Ossifying fibroma is benign, usually slow-growing tumor that may behave in an unpredictably aggressive fashion. Most of these unusual tumors affect the mandible. Their behavior in the mid-face and paranasal sinuses is not well documented. In our review of the subject, and of the cases presented, it appears that these lesions behave more aggressively than their mandibular counterparts. A more aggressive approach may be more beneficial than expectant observation or curettage in the initial management of this neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX 77030.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Marvel
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Catlin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus; D015050:Zygoma