Maxillofacial fibrous dysplasia.
Fibrous dysplasia is a non- neoplastic hamartomatous developmental fibro osseous lesion of bone. This paper provides a brief overview of fibrous dysplasia in a historic perspective and highlights the controversies in fibrous dysplasia seen in the cranio- maxillofacial lesions. A case report of a young woman is presented who was diagnosed as having maxillofacial fibrous dysplasia, thereby making an attempt to use this term in cases with relatively limited facial bone disease.
Sumita
Mahajan
M
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Pathology and Microbiology, U.P. King George's University of Dental Science, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 226003.
Mala
Kamboj
K
Karen
Boaz
B
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology