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| Year : 2011 |
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Psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma of the jaws
N Malathi1, T Radhika1, H Thamizhchelvan1, C Ravindran2, S Ramkumar2, GVV Giri2, Deepika Gopal1
1 Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University and Hospital, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University and Hospital, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
N Malathi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University and Hospital, Porur, Chennai 600 116, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.86710
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Juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon, benign, bone-forming neoplasm with aggressive local growth that is distinguished from other fibro-osseous lesions primarily by its age of onset, clinical presentation and aggressive behavior. Although a benign entity, juvenile ossifying fibroma is known to be locally aggressive and has a high tendency to recur. Two distinctive microscopic patterns have been described: A trabecular variant and a psammomatoid variant. This latter variant is predominantly a craniofacial lesion and occurs rarely in the jaws. We present herein two cases of psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma involving the jaws. The first case was a mandibular lesion in a 31-year-old female whereas the second case presented with maxillary involvement in a 46-year-old female. In addition, the pathology of the lesion was analyzed with confocal laser scanning microscopy. |
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