title: Giant cemento-ossifying fibroma of the mandible.
abstract: Cemento-ossifying fibroma (COF) is classified as a fibro-osseous neoplasm and included among the non-odontogenic tumors derived from the mesenchymal blast cells of the periodontal ligament, with a potential for forming fibrous tissue, cementum and bone, or a combination of such elements. These are slow-growing lesions, and are more frequent in women between the third and fourth decades of life. Case reports of massive expansile COF, measuring more than 10 cm are rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of giant cemento-ossifying fibroma of the mandible in a 34 year old female patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College and Hospital, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Raghavendra Mahadev
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, AME's Dental College Hospital and Research Centre, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Yadavalli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guruprasad
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College and Hospital, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sujatha
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College and Hospital, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shubha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gurudath
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Krishna School of Dental Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Kv
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suresh
keywords: Cemento-ossifying fibroma; computed tomography; expansile lesion; fibro-osseous lesions; mandible