Ossifying Fibroma of the Maxilla: Case Report
Published: 2024-04-15
Page: 213-217
Issue: 2024 - Volume 7 [Issue 1]
L. Douimi *
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
O. Labib
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
W. Bijou
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Y. Oukessou
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
S. Rouadi
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
R. Abada
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Roubal
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Mahtar
ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, IBN Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a rare fibro‑ osseous lesion that occurs mainly in the cranio-facial bones, found more in the mandible than maxilla. It is characterized by fibrous connective tissue matrix with varying amount of osteoid, mature and immature bone. This benign bone tumor is more common in the second to fourth decades of life, with a high predilection into females.
The OF is divided into conventional and juvenile subtypes. The latter (JOF) is also called aggressive ossifying fibroma due to its aggressiveness and its high tendency to recur, unlike the other fibro‑ osseous lesions. In this article we report the case of a 5-year-old male child, with a left swelling cheek which turned to be a JOF on histopathology after surgical removal.
Keywords: Ossifying fibroma, juvenile, surgical removal, maxilla