title: Desmoplastic fibroma of the frontal bone.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, 500 033, Andhra Pradesh, India. rahullath@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lath
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Ratnam
authors.forename: Swarnalata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gowrishankar
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D009418:S100 Proteins