title: Aggressive cemento-ossifying fibroma of the jaws.
abstract: The cemento-ossifying fibroma is probably the most frequent fibro-osseous lesion seen by oral pathologists. Occasionally, reports of lesions behaving in an aggressive fashion appear in the literature. At the present time, the relationship if these "aggressive" lesions to the "usual" fibromas is unclear. Two cases of "aggressive" cemento-ossifying fibroma are reported. Certainly, clinical, radiological, and histological characteristics of aggressive and usual fibromas do coincide. There are, however, diverging features warranting separation of different forms. These mild differences may be detected during preoperative assessment of the lesion, allowing a diagnosis of aggressive form to be made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University of Naples, Italy. califano@unina.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zupi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Insabato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Senghore
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Califano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed