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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 19, No. 1, 2014, pp. 140-147
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Bioline Code: js14024
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2014, pp. 140-147
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Management of Giant Craniofacial Ossifying Fibroma – Case Series Report.
Moshy, J.
Abstract
Although ossifying fibroma (OF) is a slow growing neoplasm, some lesions may behave
aggressively reaching massive proportions that may demand special treatment. OF of the head and
neck is most commonly described in the mandible and maxilla. A few isolated reports in the
literature exhibit the rare existence of this lesion in the nasal bone, orbit, ethmoid sinus, sphenoid
sinus, frontal sinus, temporal bone, and intracranial region. Three cases of massive OF of the
midface with intracranial extension are reported. The management protocol of these lesions is
presented and discussed.
Keywords
Cranial facial giant ossifying fibroma; management protocol
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