title: Benign fibrous histiocytoma: A rare case involving jaw bone.
abstract: Benign fibrous histiocytoma (BFH) is a soft tissue neoplasm which occurs mostly on the skin of extremities. BFH rarely occurs in bone and may affect femur, tibia, and pelvic bone. Jaw bone involvement is very unusual with only 11 cases reported till date. This report describes a case of BFH occurring in a 30-year-old female patient affecting left mandibular posterior region. Computed tomography revealed a well-defined expansile lytic lesion in the posterior mandible. Gross examination of the tumor revealed an admixture of fibroblasts and histiocytes in a fascicular and storiform pattern. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for CD68.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Hitesh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Keerthilatha M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ankur Kaur
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shergill
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Abhay Taranath
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kamath
keywords: Benign fibrous histiocytoma; benign tumors; malignancy