title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma clinically mimicking dental abscess in a child: report of an unusual case.
abstract: Swellings of the orofacial tissues arising from infections of dental origin are relatively common. Occasionally a similar presentation may be due to a malignant tumor, and oral clinicians must always bear this possibility in mind with facial swellings that do not respond to conventional therapy Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a high-grade aggressive sarcoma, which is relatively rare in children and uncommon in both the head-and-neck and mandibular regions. This article describes an unusual case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma involving the mandible of an 11-year-old child. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of diagnosing such lesions in the early stage to improve prognosis and limit complications.
authors.forename: Smitha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Sapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hegde
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed