Erschienen in:
07.08.2023 | Clinical Report
Literature Review, Case Presentation and Management of Non-ossifying Fibroma of Right Angle of Mandible: More Than just a Cortical Defect!
verfasst von:
Deepak Pandiar, P. Anbumani, Reshma Poothakulath Krishnan
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2024
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Abstract
Non-ossifying fibroma (NOF) of jaw bones are rare. While NOF is the most common benign bone tumor of long bones with pathognomonic radiological features and bear a tendency for self-regression, gnathic NOF appears to be comparatively larger in size and behave more aggressively. A 16 years old female patient reported with painless swelling of the right side of the face of 4 months duration. Radiographic analysis showed a unilocular radiolucent lesion of right angle of the mandible with ill-defined margins, cortical perforation and thinning of inferior border. The lesion was provisionally diagnosed as odontogenic keratocyst/unicystic ameloblastoma and incisional biopsy was performed. The histopathological features and immunohistochemical characteristics favored a diagnosis of NOF. The lesion was excised and reconstructed. The excised specimen confirmed the diagnosis. There are no signs of recurrence at 18 months follow-up. NOF should be considered in the differential diagnosis of uni-/multilocular radiolucencies of jaws particularly the posterior mandible.