Gigantiform cementoma: clinicopathologic presentation of 3 cases.
Gigantiform cementoma is a rare, benign fibro-cemento-osseous disease of the jaws, seen most frequently in young girls. Radiographically, it typically presents as multiquadrant, expansile, mixed radiolucent-opaque lesions that cross the midlines of the jaws. Although cases with a familial pattern are noted in a few publications, sporadic cases have been reported without a family history. The term gigantiform cementoma has been used interchangeably with designations of other fibro-osseous entities, yet its application should be restricted by the criteria defined herein. In this article, we report 3 cases of gigantiform cementoma. Clinical, radiographic, and microscopic features of these lesions are presented, along with criteria to differentiate gigantiform cementoma from other fibro-osseous diseases of the jaws. A possible pathogenetic mechanism and treatment recommendations are discussed.
Abdelsayed
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Department of Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA. rabdelsa@mail.mg.edu
Eversole
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Singh
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Scarbrough
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002485:Cementoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography