Desmoplastic fibroma of the frontal bone.
Desmoplastic fibroma is a benign but locally aggressive tumor arising usually from the mandible, pelvis and long bones with a potential for recurrence. We report a case of desmoplastic fibroma of the frontal bone in a young male.
Lath
Rahul
R
Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, 500 033, Andhra Pradesh, India. rahullath@hotmail.com
Ranjan
Alok
A
Ratnam
B G
BG
Gowrishankar
Swarnalata
S
D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005624:Frontal Bone; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D000199:Actins; D009418:S100 Proteins