title: Recurrent cementifying fibroma.
abstract: A case of recurrent cementifying fibroma in an adolescent girl, necessitating repeated surgery, is reported. The multifocal nature of the tumor in the third recurrence, seven years after the initial surgery, leads to speculation as to the possible multifocal development of cementifying fibroma. Histologic assessment is of no value in predicting the behavior of this tumor, but radical surgery does not appear to be justified, even for tumors that have recurred. In the present case, however, partial mandibulectomy was ultimately performed, because, despite repeated conservative surgery, the patient had recurrences that caused pain and gross deformity.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology*