Giant Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma of the Posterior Mandible-A Rare Case Report

Large, atypical peripheral ossifying fibromas are known as giant peripheral ossifying fibromas. These lesions have often been associated with heterogeneous clinical and radiographic characteristics subsequently leading to their misdiagnosis. Biopsies have been the gold standard for the diagnosis of...

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Published in:Iranian journal of pathology 2017-12, Vol.12 (4), p.397-401
Main Authors: Reddy, Vandana, Kv, Arunkumar, Wadhwan, Vijay, Venkatesh, Arvind
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
giant gingival neoplasms
gingival growths
ossifying fibroma
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Summary:Large, atypical peripheral ossifying fibromas are known as giant peripheral ossifying fibromas. These lesions have often been associated with heterogeneous clinical and radiographic characteristics subsequently leading to their misdiagnosis. Biopsies have been the gold standard for the diagnosis of such lesions. This study reports on an acute presentation of giant peripheral ossifying fibroma, clinically mimicking a malignant lesion due to its atypical presentation along with its characteristic histological features, which led to the establishment of the diagnosis.
ISSN:1735-5303
2345-3656
DOI:10.30699/ijp.2017.28320