%0 Case Reports
%T Non-ossifying fibroma of the mandible in a 4-year-old child: A rare case and review of the literature.
%A Zheng Q
%A Kong J
%A Zeng T
%A Cao Z
%J SAGE Open Med Case Rep
%V 11
%N 0
%D 2023
%M 37560383
暂无%R 10.1177/2050313X231192752
%X Non-ossifying fibromas usually occur in the metaphysis of the long bones in children, and are extremely rare in the mandible. Here, we present a case of non-ossifying fibromas which occurred in the mandible of a 4-year-old boy. The patient had no complaint of ache. Laboratory blood examination of serum calcium, phosphorus, and parathormone levels was normal. Computed tomography of the maxillofacial region showed a well-defined osteolytic lesion affecting the right mandible. Microscopically, the lesion showed whorled bundles of spindle-shaped fibroblasts, as well as foam cells, mingled with scant multinucleated giant cells, without any bone formation. It is necessary to distinguish non-ossifying fibromas from other giant cell-containing lesions because of the extremely infrequent occurrence of this lesion in the mandible. We reviewed the histologic features of 14 cases of non-ossifying fibromas involved in the jaw.