Imaging Sci Dent.
2022 Sep;52(3):319-326. 10.5624/isd.20220014.
Periosteal reaction as a crucial radiographic finding for desmoplastic fibroma of the jaw bone in children: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Sciences Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
- 2Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Dental Sciences Research Center, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
- KMID: 2533447
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5624/isd.20220014
Abstract
- This report presents the case of a 5-year-old boy with a hard swelling on the right side of the mandible body. An important point of this case is that the primary imaging finding was fine spicules in the inferior border of the mandible on panoramic radiography without significant changes in bone density. Cone-beam computed tomography views revealed a lytic lesion on the lingual side of the right mandibular body with the destruction of the lingual cortex and periosteal reaction from the midline to the first molar area. Careful attention to this radiographic finding in the primary stage in the absence of other significant imaging findings, particularly in children, could result in the early diagnosis of desmoplastic fibroma. Therefore, a better prognosis can be expected following early surgical treatment.
