title: Infantile fibrous dysplasia of the mandible.
abstract: Fibrous dysplasia of the craniofacial skeleton is an uncommon benign neoplasm. Its appearance in infancy (<1 year) is extremely rare. The authors report a case of mandibular fibrous dysplasia presenting in a patient 12 weeks of age as a painless, primarily left-sided, enlarging neoplasm of bone. Surgical contouring was successfully performed when the patient was 9 months of age. The authors anticipate recurrence, but at 6 months of follow-up no new growth has been observed.
authors.affiliation: jdelozier3rd@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Delozier
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Egger
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Bottomy
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*