title: Bilateral synchronous ossifying fibromas of the mandible: a case report.
abstract: Ossifying fibroma of the jaw is a benign fibroosseous tumour. The growth of it is slowly and it is well circumscribed. Occurrence of multiple ossifying fibromas (synchronous) is rare in the jaw, and only a few cases have been documented. The most of these cases were in only maxilla. The fewer cases were reported in both of maxilla and mandible. We report a case of bilateral synchronous ossifying fibromas involving the mandible of a 37 years old male. The importance of our case is that bilaterality and synchronous of the lesions. Our case is the first synchronous mandibler lesion in literature reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mengucek Gazi Education and Research Hospital, Erzincan Univercity Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tayfur
authors.affiliation: Erzincan Oral and Dentistry Center Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru Kadioglu
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Tayfur
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mengucek Gazi Education and Research Hospital, Erzincan Univercity Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mecdi Gurhan
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Balcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Evliya Celebi Education and Research Hospital, Dumlupinar Univercity Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse Nur
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Deger
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mengucek Gazi Education and Research Hospital, Erzincan Univercity Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferda Keskin
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Cımen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mengucek Gazi Education and Research Hospital, Erzincan Univercity Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Feyza
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daltaban
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic
keywords: Ossifying fibroma; bilateral; mandible; synchronous