Central odontogenic fibroma (simple type) in a four-year-old boy: atypical cone-beam computed tomographic appearance with periosteal reaction.
10.5624/isd.2015.45.2.109
- Author:
Najme ANBIAEE
1
;
Hamed EBRAHIMNEJAD
;
Alireza SANAEI
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. ebrahimnh911@mums.ac.ir
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fibroma;
Odontogenic Tumors;
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
- MeSH:
Bone Plates;
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography;
Fibroma*;
Humans;
Jaw;
Male;
Mandible;
Odontogenic Tumors;
Recurrence
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry
2015;45(2):109-115
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Central odontogenic fibroma (COF) is a rare benign tumor that accounts for 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. A case of COF (simple type) of the mandible in a four-year-old boy is described in this report. The patient showed asymptomatic swelling in the right inferior border of the lower jaw for one week. A panoramic radiograph showed a poorly-defined destructive unilocular radiolucent area. Cone-beam computed tomography showed expansion and perforation of the adjacent cortical bone plates. A periosteal reaction with the Codman triangle pattern was clearly visible in the buccal cortex. Since the tumor had destroyed a considerable amount of bone, surgical resection was performed. No recurrence was noted.
