Central odontogenic fibroma - A Report of a quiet and concealed tumor in maxilla | Zendy

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Central odontogenic fibroma - A Report of a quiet and concealed tumor in maxilla

Author(s) -

K. V. Arun Kumar,

Apoorva Mowar,

D Deepa,

Anshul Mowar

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of medicine radiology pathology and surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2395-2075

DOI - 10.15713/ins.jmrps.125

Subject(s) - maxilla , odontogenic tumor , quiet , impacted tooth , orthodontics , odontogenic , medicine , dentistry , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics , molar

Central odontogenic fibroma (COF) is a rare benign non-epithelial tumor arising from odontogenic mesenchymal tissues with reported incidence of only 0.1–12.8%. The WHO has defined COF as “a rare neoplasm characterized by varying amounts of inactive looking odontogenic epithelium embedded in a mature, fibrous stroma.” The COF case reported here discusses the incidence, etiology, clinical/radiographic presentation, management, and prognosis along with literature review.

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