The aggressive form of cherubism: report of two cases in unrelated families.
Cherubism is a benign lesion that causes painless symmetrical enlargement of the jaws, usually with a familial tendency. We describe in two Chinese families two cases of the aggressive form of cherubism with extensive swelling on both sides of the mandible, typical microscopic findings, and apparent familial history.
Wang
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CN
Key Lab. for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, PR China.
Song
Y L
YL
Peng
B
B
Lu
D H
DH
Fan
M W
MW
Li
J
J
Ye
X Q
XQ
Fan
H L
HL
Bian
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D000328:Adult; D002636:Cherubism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome