title: [Eosinophilic granuloma of the jaw: an analysis of 21 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical features and treatment of eosinophilic granuloma of the jaw (EGJ) in 21 cases.
  
  
  METHODS
  21 patients with EGJ treated from 1983 to 2002 were reviewed, including the sexes, ages, extent of lesions, clinical features and treatment methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The male to female rate was 13:8. 76% of the cases were among 2-10 years. The median age was 8 years, 18 lesions were in the mandible, 1 was in the maxilla and 2 involved the mandible and maxilla.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EGJ was rarely seen clinically, lack of specificity. Pathology can confirm the diagnosis. Surgery is still the major treatment modality. Combination of radiotherapy or chemotherapy maybe valuable. The prognosis of the patients was generally good.
authors.affiliation: Third People's Hospital of Jinan City, Shandong Jinan 250101, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Jia-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Shi-Lei
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: You-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors