title: Desmoplastic fibroma of the maxillary alveolus.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroma is an uncommon tumour of bone and has only exceptionally been reported in the jaws. This case report describes only the second example of a desmoplastic fibroma which involved the maxillary alveolus.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Dental Hospital, U.K.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sleeman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Eveson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*