Desmoplastic fibroma of the maxilla

Abstract

A case of desmoplastic fibroma of the right maxilla is reported. The lesion presented as a painless mass in the right posterior alveolar ridge of a 22-year-old white man. Histologically, the lesion was composed of interlacing fascicles of benign-appearing fibroblasts in a varying ground substance of collagenous and myxoid tissue. The lesion was not encapsulated histologically and was invading between bone trabeculae resulting in resorption of the bone. A review of the literature reveals that a total of 30 cases of desmoplastic fibroma of the jaws have been reported. All of the mandibular lesions except two were reported to have occurred in the left side, with the molar-ramus region favored. The case reported here is, to the best of our knowledge, the first reported case of desmoplastic fibroma occurring in the maxillary alveolar process.