title: Juvenile ossifying fibroma of the maxilla.
abstract: Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a rare fibro-osseous neoplasm in young children. This lesion is locally aggressive and spreads quickly, and because it has a very high recurrence rate complete excision is essential. Reported here is a case of a massive juvenile ossifying fibroma of the maxilla in an 11-year-old male child. A titanium mesh was used to reconstruct the facial contour after a left total maxillectomy, achieving a satisfactory facial appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatology Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 30 Zhongyang Road, Nanjing 210008, PR China. guowensun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh