title: Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma: An unusual case report.
abstract: Ossifying fibromas are well-demarcated benign fibro-osseous tumors of craniofacial skeleton most often in the jaws. It has two types, conventional and juvenile ossifying fibroma (JOF). JOF is considered a separate entity from ossifying fibroma due to its locally aggressive behavior and tendency to occur at a young age. Two subtypes of JOF, i.e., juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma (JPOF) and juvenile trabecular ossifying fibroma have been identified on the basis of histology 70% of the JPOF occur in the paranasal sinuses, 20% in the maxilla and only 10% in the mandible. Here, we report a case of JPOF in a 14-year-old girl causing an asymptomatic expansile swelling in the right mandibular posterior region, which is a rare site for this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Jodhpur Dental College and General Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shantala R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
keywords: Fibro-osseous lesion; juvenile; ossifying fibroma; psammomatoid