title: Maxillary desmoplastic fibroma with initial symptoms suggestive of sinusitis.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroma (DF) is a benign intra-osseous neoplasm characterized by the formation of abundant collagen fibers. It arises most commonly in the jaws and exhibits local aggressiveness and high recurrence rates after local resection. An uncommon case of expansive DF involving the right maxilla, maxillary sinus, and inferior orbital wall of a 49-year-old man whose initial symptoms were similar to acute sinusitis is presented, and the criteria for diagnosis and clinical management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rogério Oliveira
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Gondak
authors.forename: Marcelo Brum
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.forename: Matheus Vieira
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Pablo Agustin
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Márcio Ajudarte
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed