title: Fibrous dysplasia of the maxilla in an elderly female: Case report on a 14-year quiescent phase.
abstract: Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an uncommon skeletal disorder in which normal bone is replaced by abnormal fibro-osseous tissue. Mainly, FD is found in children, and by adulthood it usually becomes quiescent. Our case showed FD of more than 14-year duration in the left maxilla. Our evaluation was that growth ceased in adulthood and had achieved the static stage. Because FD cases in elderly patients are rarely reported, we hereby present a monostotic FD case in a 65-year-old female. We presented sequential radiographic images and scintigraphic images of this case, and combined them with a literature review that emphasized the progression of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Research Institute of Dental Education, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Do
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Wan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Chan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wonkwang University, School of Medicine and Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Myoung-Hyoun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon-Ki
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang Bone Regeneration Research Institute, Daejeon Dental Hospital, Wonkwang University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
keywords: Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic; Radiography