Open AccessGiant cemento-ossifying fibroma of the mandible
Author(s) -
Raghavendra Mahadev Naik,
Yadavalli Guruprasad,
D Sujatha,
Shubha Gurudath,
Anuradha Pai,
K. Suresh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.127326
Subject(s) - cementum , periodontal fiber , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , fibroma , medicine , periodontium , anatomy , dentistry , biology , dentin , genus , botany
Cemento-ossifying fibroma (COF) is classified as a fibro-osseous neoplasm and included among the non-odontogenic tumors derived from the mesenchymal blast cells of the periodontal ligament, with a potential for forming fibrous tissue, cementum and bone, or a combination of such elements. These are slow-growing lesions, and are more frequent in women between the third and fourth decades of life. Case reports of massive expansile COF, measuring more than 10 cm are rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of giant cemento-ossifying fibroma of the mandible in a 34 year old female patient.