A pediatric viewpoint on peripheral ossifying fibroma: a case report.
A peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a type of reactive hyperplasia that is found exclusively on the gingiva. It is identified through histologic evidence of calcifications and ossifications that are seen in the context of a hypercellular fibroblastic stroma. This article presents the case of a POF in a 7-year-old girl, and examines the pediatric considerations for diagnosing and managing this lesion.
Kavita
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Hotwani
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery