title: Central odontogenic fibroma: a case report with long-term follow-up.
abstract: An osteolytic tumour of the mandible with prominent expansive growth on the alveolar ridge and displacement of the involved teeth is described in a 28-year-old man. The lesion was diagnosed as a central odontogenic fibroma, an uncommon benign neoplasm derived from dental apparatus, and was removed by curettage. The patient remains asymptomatic after thirteen years of follow-up, which supports the claimed indolent behavior of this poorly documented disease and the adequacy of a conservative surgical treatment.
authors: General Pathology master degree program, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
authors: Marco T
authors: MT
authors: Brazão-Silva
authors: Alexandre V
authors: AV
authors: Fernandes
authors: Antônio F
authors: AF
authors: Durighetto-Júnior
authors: Sérgio V
authors: SV
authors: Cardoso
authors: Adriano M
authors: AM
authors: Loyola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome