title: Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible--review of the literature and presentation of a rare case.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroma (DF) is a rare, benign but locally aggressive, intraosseous lesion with a high tendency of local recurrence. In this report the actual literature is reviewed regarding epidemiological data, pathology, clinical diagnostic criterias, therapy and prognosis. Moreover, a report of an interesting case is included localized in the mandibular corpus.
authors.affiliation: Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr, 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. michael.schneider@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: André C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: Rita A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Depprich
authors.forename: Norbert R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kübler
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Engers
authors.forename: Christian D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Naujoks
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Handschel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic