Giant Cemento-ossifying Fibroma of the Maxilla

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  • Adnan Unal
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hitit University, Çorum - Turkey
  • Nurcan Yurtsever Kum
    ENT Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  • Rauf Oguzhan Kum
    ENT Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  • Aysun Erdogan
    Radiology Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  • Deniz Sozmen Ciliz
    Radiology Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  • Servet Guresci
    Pathology Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  • Muge Ozcan
    ENT Clinic, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey

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<jats:sec><jats:title>Introduction</jats:title><jats:p> Fibro-osseous lesions of the skull and facial bones are benign tumors, but they can be mistaken for malignant tumors due to their clinically aggressive behavior. Cemento-ossifying fibroma (COF) is a benign fibro-osseous lesion characterized by slow growth and fibrous and calcified tissue content. COFs are locally destructive lesions causing deformities in the bones. The recurrence risk is high if they are not completely removed. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case Report</jats:title><jats:p> In this case report we describe a giant COF mimicking chondrosarcoma in the oral cavity of a 55-year-old woman causing significant facial deformity and feeding problems. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p> Giant COF occurs rarely in the jaws and given that this lesion has similar imaging and clinical features to several other tumors, the diagnosis is always a challenge for clinicians, radiologists and pathologists. </jats:p></jats:sec>

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  • Tumori Journal

    Tumori Journal 101 (6), e163-e166, 2015-11

    SAGE Publications

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