title: Chondromyxoid fibroma.
abstract: A brief review of the literature concerning chondromyxoid fibroma is presented. 7 previous cases and the present case of the tumor in the jaws are described. Parallels to the extra oral lesions are drawn and in the light of previously published data, distinctive diagnostic features are discussed. The importance of close cooperation between the surgeon, the radiologist and the pathologist is stressed to avoid a misdiagnosis and radical treatment of the malignant counterpart of a rare benign tumor.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology