Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia masquerading as benign cementoblastoma: A diagnostic dilemma

CONTEXTFocal cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD) is a fibro-osseous lesion that is a nonneoplastic reactive lesion. CASE REPORTA case of 47-year-old female patient presenting with a diagnostic dilemma to the clinician is reported. Methods to achieve definitive diagnosis are discussed. CONCLUSIONSFCOD c...

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Published in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP 2014, Vol.18 (1), p.150-150
Main Authors: Rao, Gayathri S, Kamalapur, Muralidhar G, Acharya, Swetha
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:CONTEXTFocal cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD) is a fibro-osseous lesion that is a nonneoplastic reactive lesion. CASE REPORTA case of 47-year-old female patient presenting with a diagnostic dilemma to the clinician is reported. Methods to achieve definitive diagnosis are discussed. CONCLUSIONSFCOD can present with features of periapical pathology or other osseous lesions. Hence, to arrive at a definitive diagnosis biopsy and histopathologic examination is imperative.
ISSN:0973-029X
DOI:10.4103/0973-029X.131949