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Benign fibro‐osseous lesions of the mandible and maxilla. A review of 35 cases
Author(s) -
Schmaman Arthur,
Smith Ian,
Ackerman Lauren V.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197008)26:2<303::aid-cncr2820260210>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , ossifying fibroma , fibrous dysplasia , maxilla , dysplasia , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , fibroma , anatomy , pathology , botany , biology , genus , lesion
Thirty‐five benign fibro‐osseous lesions of the mandible and maxilla in the Bantu were reviewed. Their clinical and radiographic features are very similar, and it was impossible to make a definitive diagnosis on these grounds alone. Although there was some overlap in the pathologic picture in 3 cases, in the remainder it was possible to make a definitive pathologic diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia, ossifying fibroma, or giant cementoma. There were 6 instances of chronic osteomyelitis incorrectly diagnosed clinically, and at first pathologically, as either fibrous dysplasia or ossifying fibroma.