Ossifying fibroma of maxilla: A rare case report

A 32-year-old male patient reported with a painless swelling over right cheek and is slowly growing in size for the past 2 years. Incisional biopsy revealed the lesion as Ossifying fibroma (OF), which is not very common in the maxilla. Surgical excision and primary closure was successfully carried o...

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Published inJournal of Dr. NTR university of health sciences Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 66 - 69
Main Authors Kumar, Namineni, Raja Kumar, S, Prasad, K, Ramprasad, V, Sekhar, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2018
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
Fibro-osseous; ossifying fibroma; surgical excision
Fibroma
India
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Summary:A 32-year-old male patient reported with a painless swelling over right cheek and is slowly growing in size for the past 2 years. Incisional biopsy revealed the lesion as Ossifying fibroma (OF), which is not very common in the maxilla. Surgical excision and primary closure was successfully carried out with no postoperative complications. The case was followed for a period of 3 years with no evidence of recurrence.
ISSN:2277-8632
2277-8632
DOI:10.4103/JDRNTRUHS.JDRNTRUHS_96_17