title: Ossifying fibroma of the occipital bone.
abstract: A case of occipital ossifying fibroma in a 13-year-old girl is presented. Ossifying fibroma is a rare, benign, primary bone tumour that occurs most commonly in the mandible. Cranial vault location is extremely rare. To our knowledge, our patient is the second case of occipital location reported. Total surgical excision is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tepecik Social Security Hospital, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Binatli
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erşahin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bayol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery