Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible--review of the literature and presentation of a rare case.
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.
Schneider
Michael
M
Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr, 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. michael.schneider@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
Zimmermann
André C
AC
Depprich
Rita A
RA
Kübler
Norbert R
NR
Engers
Rainer
R
Naujoks
Christian D
CD
Handschel
Jörg
J
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