title: Follow-up CT findings of recurrent familial gigantiform cementoma of a female child.
abstract: Familial gigantiform cementoma (FGC) is a rare autosomal dominant, benign fibro-cemento-osseous lesion of the jaws that can cause severe facial deformity. True FGC with familial history is extremely rare and there has been no literature regarding the radiological follow-up of FGC. We report a case of recurrent FGC in an Asian female child who has been under our observation for 6 years since she was 15 months old. After repeated recurrences and subsequent surgeries, the growth of the tumor had seemed to plateau on recent follow-up CT images. The transition from an enhancing soft tissue lesion to a homogeneous bony lesion on CT may indicate decreased growth potential of FGC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongnogu, Seoul, 110-768, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Saiquat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Kyung-Hoe
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Won-Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Min-Suk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Sam-Sun
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soon-Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D002485:Cementoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*