title: Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroma (DF) of the bone, also know as desmoid tumour, is a rare non-metastasizing but locally aggressive tumour. In this case report, we present imaging findings of a histopathologically proven desmoplastic fibroma involving the left mandibular region in a 15-year-old Chinese patient. We have also discussed the usefulness of different imaging modalities (plain film radiography, CT and MRI) in DF diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China. shihuimin@msn.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed