Gigantiform cementoma in a child

The objective of this report is to present an unusual case of a gigantiform cementoma manifesting with gross expansion of the maxilla in a 6-year-old black female. No history of similar lesions in the family of the patient was obtained. Radiographic examination revealed a well-circumscribed lobular...

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Published inDento-maxillo-facial radiology Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 264 - 266
Main Authors Noffke, C E E, Ngwenya, S P, Nzima, N, Raubenheimer, E J, Rakgwale, N B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The British Institute of Radiology 01.03.2012
Subjects
Case Report
Cementoma - diagnosis
Child
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Maxillary Neoplasms - diagnosis
Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms - pathology
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Osteoma - diagnosis
Palatal Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:The objective of this report is to present an unusual case of a gigantiform cementoma manifesting with gross expansion of the maxilla in a 6-year-old black female. No history of similar lesions in the family of the patient was obtained. Radiographic examination revealed a well-circumscribed lobular radio-opaque mass surrounded by a radiolucent margin. The macroscopic specimen showed lobular mineralized masses with a ″ginger root″-like appearance. Microscopic examination showed a lobular calcified mass with a peripheral zone of fibropsammomatous tissue corresponding with the radiolucent margin. The differential diagnoses, which include osteoma, ossifying fibroma and cementoblastoma, are discussed.
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ISSN:0250-832X
1476-542X
DOI:10.1259/dmfr/13435626