Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma with fluid–fluid levels: an unusual presentation

• Published in: Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 189 - 5
• Main Authors: Kalliath, Linda, Karthikeyan, D., Pillai, Nataraj, Padmanabhan, Deepthi, Balasundaram, Partheeban, Kripesh, Gokul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 03.08.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Aneurysmal bone cyst; Bones; Calcification; Case Report; Cysts; Endoscopy; Epistaxis; Fibro-osseous lesions; Fibromas; Fluid–fluid levels; Imaging; Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Radiology; Sinuses; India; Fluid–fluid levels; Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma; Aneurysmal bone cyst; Fibro-osseous lesions
• ISSN: 0378-603X; 2090-4762
• DOI: 10.1186/s43055-021-00570-6

Background Juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon benign fibro-osseous tumor commonly involving the craniofacial skeleton of young patients with locally aggressive behavior and a high recurrence rate. Depending on the site of involvement it can present clinically as nasal obstruction, facial swelling, or proptosis. Case presentation Here we present a case of juvenile ossifying fibroma with an aneurysmal bone cyst component in the left nasal cavity in a 15-year-old boy who presented with gradually progressing left-sided nasal obstruction. Imaging findings were consistent with juvenile ossifying fibroma. Endoscopic resection of the tumor was done, and histopathological examination revealed it to be a psammomatoid variant of juvenile ossifying fibroma. Here we discuss its imaging findings, differential diagnosis, treatment options, and histopathological features. Conclusion Despite being a slow-growing benign tumor, early diagnosis and treatment are necessary due to its locally aggressive nature and invasion of adjacent structures. Complete surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment because of the high recurrence rate.