Juvenile fibromatosis affecting the jaws. Report of three cases.
Juvenile fibromatosis is a clinically aggressive but benign condition which does not commonly affect the jaws. Clinical and radiographic features are not specific, but diffuse lytic destruction of a portion of a jaw, especially the inferior border of the mandible, characterizes many cases. Histopathologic features are consistent and should be carefully observed to avoid a misdiagnosis of sarcoma. Three cases of juvenile fibromatosis affecting the jaws are reported; the patients were alive and well 9, 4, and 5 years, respectively, following therapy.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology