Psammomatoid and Trabecular Juvenile Ossifying Fibromas of the Jaws: Two Aggressive Tumors
Georges Aoun
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Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
Wissam Sharrouf
Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Lebanon.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Juvenile ossifying fibromas (JOFs) of the jaws are uncommon benign fibro-osseous tumors affecting children under 15 years of age. Based on histological criteria, JOFs have been classified into psammomatoid and trabecular. Their aggressiveness, added to their high tendency to recur, provokes real diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the dental practitioner and makes postoperative follow-up over the years indispensable. The aim of this article was to review the clinical, histological, and radiological features of these lesions as well as their treatment modalities.
Keywords: Juvenile, ossifying fibroma, trabecular, psammomatoid