Open AccessDesmoplastic fibroma of mandible
Author(s) -
Yadavalli Guruprasad,
Dinesh Singh Chauhan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.153180
Subject(s) - mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , soft tissue , margin (machine learning) , medicine , fibroma , anatomy , pathology , biology , genus , botany , machine learning , computer science
Desmoplastic fibroma is a rare benign intraosseous tumor with locally aggressive behavior. The mandible is the most frequent site of involvement. It causes bone destruction with a tendency to invade the soft-tissues if untreated. It has a high propensity for local recurrence if treated inadequately. We report a case of desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible treated with a wide margin of excision