Psammomatoid Juvenile Ossifying Fibroma of the Maxilla Misdiagnosed as Fibrous Dysplasia: A Clinicopathologic Case Report

• Published in: Archives of plastic surgery Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 49 - 53
• Main Authors: Jong-Ho Kim, Jiwon Kang, Seong-ik Kim, Byung Jun Kim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma; differential diagnosis; fibro-osseous lesions; surgical treatment; fibrous dysplasia

Juvenile ossifying fibroma (JOF) is a variant of the ossifying fibroma and includes two histopathological subtypes: trabecular and psammomatoid. Psammomatoid JOF (PJOF) in craniofacial structures should be distinguished from other fibro-osseous lesions, such as fibrous dysplasia (FD), considering th...