title: Desmoplastic fibroma of the jaw: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroma is a benign intraosseous neoplasm that is recognized as the intraosseous counterpart of soft tissue fibromatosis in both gnathic and extragnathic sites. It has a propensity for locally aggressive behavior and local recurrence. In the present report, we define the clinicopathological and radiographic features of a desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible in an 8-year-old white boy who initially presented with a 2-month history of a rapidly expanding, painless mass along the right inferior border of his mandible. A critical and comprehensive review of the English language literature is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA. nsaid@path.uab.edu
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Said-Al-Naief
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Gene P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Siegal
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D014746:Vimentin