Heliyon (Jul 2021)

Large cemento-ossifying fibroma of the mandible involving the infratemporal and parapharyngeal spaces

  • Shrihari Guddadararangiah,
  • Shishir Ram Shetty,
  • Saad Al-Bayatti,
  • Sangeetha Narasimhan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07594
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 7
p. e07594

Abstract

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Cemento-ossifying fibroma is a benign fibro-osseous lesion of the jaws. Cemento-ossifying fibroma develops from the periodontal ligament and contains multipotent stem cells that can form cementum, lamellar bone, and/or fibrous tissue. These tumours occur in the third and fourth decades of life with higher predilection of occurrence in the female population and seldom attain a large size. We report a rare case of cemento-ossifying fibroma in a 45-year-old man involving the body of the mandible and extending into the para-pharyngeal and infratemporal region. This article describes the clinical, radiographic, and histological features of a large cemento-ossifying fibroma of the mandible.

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