J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2002 Jul;24(4):332-340.

Multiple Ossifying-Fibroma In The Jaws: A Case Report

• Ryu DM
• Park GB
• Lee SC
• Kim YG

Abstract

Ossifying fibroma is a neoplasm representing one of the benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaw. ossifying fibroma has been designated as a demarcated,occasionally encapsulated lesion consisting of fibrous tissue that contains variable amounts of mineralized material resembling abnormal bone or cementum-like tissue. most of them are solitary and show slow, often expansile growth centrally within the jaws and characteristrically behave in a benign fashion. But, rarely they occur as a multiple and in a gigantic form exhibiting an aggressive nature. We has a case of multiple ossifying fibroma showing rapid-growing behavior and sequential occurrence in all four jaw quadrants resulting in severe facial deformity and orbital compression. therefore such a rare case is reported here.

Keyword

Multiple ossifying fibroma; Rapid-growing behavior; Four jaw quadrants

MeSH Terms

Congenital Abnormalities
Fibroma, Ossifying
Jaw*
Orbit