title: Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (collagenous fibroma) in the oral cavity.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) also known as collagenous fibroma (CF) is a rare benign soft tissue tumor that occurs in varied locations in the body. Very few cases of DF have been reported in the oral cavity. We report a case of DF in an 8-year-old boy presented as a slow-growing mass in the buccal mucosa since 6 months. Histopathology, special staining and immunohistochemistry studies suggested a diagnosis of CF. As per our knowledge of the current literature this is the seventh case reported in the oral cavity and the first report in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Karthigakannan Subramanian
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: Sreenivasan Bhargavan
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Sarojini
authors.forename: Ektah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khosla
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*