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Review
. 2009 Nov 24:5:25.
doi: 10.1186/1746-160X-5-25.

Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible--review of the literature and presentation of a rare case

Michael Schneider  1 , André C Zimmermann, Rita A Depprich, Norbert R Kübler, Rainer Engers, Christian D Naujoks, Jörg Handschel
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Review

Desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible--review of the literature and presentation of a rare case

Michael Schneider et al. Head Face Med. .

Abstract

Desmoplastic fibroma (DF) is a rare, benign but locally aggressive, intraosseous lesion with a high tendency of local recurrence. In this report the actual literature is reviewed regarding epidemiological data, pathology, clinical diagnostic criterias, therapy and prognosis. Moreover, a report of an interesting case is included localized in the mandibular corpus.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
MRI (T1-weighted) illustrating a 10 mm tumour within the left mandibular corpus (red arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Panoramic radiography (patient, 23 years): 13 mm osteolysis in left mandible (red arrow). Noted translucency within the right ramus (blue arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Partially parallel or plexiform arranged spindelcells with slim and elongated nucleus without cytological sings of malignity (HE-staining; original magnification: 100×).
Figure 4
Figure 4
High-grade formation of collagen fibres (red) (EvG-staining; original magnification: 100×).
Figure 5
Figure 5
Panoramic radiography (10 month after resection): No recurrence and obvious ossification in the area of the former osteolysis (red arrow).
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