Skeletal desmoplastic fibroma in right mandible: a case report.
- Author:
Ya-gang CHEN
1
;
Ling-ling PENG
;
Qiu-ning LU
;
Yu-hua SUN
;
Jian-gong QIAO
;
Ying ZHAO
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221002, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Fibroma, Desmoplastic;
Humans;
Male;
Mandible;
Titanium
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2008;26(2):222-224
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Skeletal desmoplastic fibroma is an intraosseous neoplasm that is recognized as a very scare benign tumor. It has a propensity for locally aggressive behavior and local recurrence. The aim of this article is to report a case of skeletal desmoplastic fibroma in right mandible of a 4-year-old boy. The patient was found to have a large skeletal desmoplastic fibroma in right mandible, which was resected by surgical intervention. The defect was successfully restored with a titanium plate. In the report, the etiopathogenisis, pathological, radiographic features, clinical diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of skeletal desmoplastic fibroma were diccussed.
