title: Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible: report of a case.
abstract: This paper describes a case of desmoplastic fibroma in a 4-year-old patient with a history of a small slowly growing swelling at the right angle of the mandible over a 3-month period. Desmoplastic fibroma was diagnosed on histological and immunohistochemical bases. The lesion responded well to thorough curettage and has not shown signs of recurrence 3 years after the surgical intervention. The clinical picture, the pathology and the management of the case are described, and the differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Rajab
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery