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Juvenile Psammomatoid Cemeto-ossifying Fibroma of Mandible: a Diagnostic dilemma
  1. Santhosh Rao1,
  2. Vandita Singh2,
  3. Abdul Hafeez A1 and
  4. Subham S Agarwal1
  1. 1Dentistry—Oral & Maxillofacial Surgey, All India Institute of Medical Sciences—Raipur, Raipur, Tatibandh, India
  2. 2Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences—Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgardh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Santhosh Rao; santhosh{at}aiimsraipur.edu.in

Abstract

Psammomatoid Juvenile ossifying fibroma (PsJOF) is a rare benign fibro-osseous lesion characterised to grow to unusually large size very rapidly. Its usual presentation is in younger age group mostly children and predominately involving the Sino-Naso-Orbital region. Its aggressive nature gimmicks a malignant lesion but it is rather a benign lesion with a higher recurrence rate than the conventional ossifying fibroma but lacking metastatic potential. The high recurrence rate makes it essential that the lesion is not reconstructed immediately and thorough monitoring in the follow-up period. Lesion of such clinical importance needs to be diagnosed preoperatively to provide a better and radical surgical treatment option, but the variability in its presentation as seen in this case makes it even harder to diagnose. We aim to draw attention to the rare phenomena that PsJOF presents to help readers broaden their purview in diagnosis and thereby manage them accordingly.

  • head and neck cancer
  • oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • otolaryngology / ENT

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Footnotes

  • Contributors SR was the operating surgeon. AHA was the first assistant and did the post-op care of the patient. VS was the pathologist for the case. Manuscript was prepared by SA and SR. Literature search was done by SA and AHA.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

  • Competing interests None declared.

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