Non-ossifying Fibroma of Mandible in a Four-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

Non-ossifying fibroma (NOF) is not prevelant in the mandible. It appears mostly in the long tubular bones in children and adolescents. We are presenting a case of a four-year-old girl reported to the maxillofacial department with painless swelling over the lower right side of the jaw. On the orthopa...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 3; p. e36470
Main Authors Khandaitkar, Sandeep, Lamba, Gagandeep, Kolte, Vrinda, Shenoi, Ramakrishna, Shukla, Deepankar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 21.03.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Asymptomatic
Bones
Case reports
Children & youth
Dentistry
Histopathology
Maxillofacial surgery
Research centers
Sports injuries
malignant fibrous histocytoma
histiocytic xanthogranuloma
metaphyseal fibrous defect
non-ossifying fibroma
fibrous cortical defect
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Summary:Non-ossifying fibroma (NOF) is not prevelant in the mandible. It appears mostly in the long tubular bones in children and adolescents. We are presenting a case of a four-year-old girl reported to the maxillofacial department with painless swelling over the lower right side of the jaw. On the orthopantomogram (OPG), a well-defined multilocular radiolucency with a sclerotic margin was present. On computed tomography (CT), an expansile lytic lesion with cortical thinning without a breach in cortical continuity was noted. By correlating clinical and radiological features, a diagnosis of odontogenic and/or osteogenic lesion was made. The patient was considered for an excisional biopsy with curettage. On histopathology, NOF was confirmed. On postoperative follow-up, there was no sign of recurrence, and bone regeneration was significant.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.36470