TY - JOUR
T1 - Gigantiform cementoma
T2 - Clinicopathologic presentation of 3 cases
AU - Abdelsayed, Rafik A.
AU - Eversole, Lewis R.
AU - Singh, Baldev S.
AU - Scarbrough, Frank E.
PY - 2001/4
Y1 - 2001/4
N2 - Gigantiform cementoma is a rare, benign fibro-cemento-osseous disease of the jaws, seen most frequently in young girls. Radiographically, it typically presents as multiquadrant, expansile, mixed radiolucent-opaque lesions that cross the midlines of the jaws. Although cases with a familial pattern are noted in a few publications, sporadic cases have been reported without a family history. The term gigantiform cementoma has been used interchangeably with designations of other fibro-osseous entities, yet its application should be restricted by the criteria defined herein. In this article, we report 3 cases of gigantiform cementoma. Clinical, radiographic, and microscopic features of these lesions are presented, along with criteria to differentiate gigantiform cementoma from other fibro-osseous diseases of the jaws. A possible pathogenetic mechanism and treatment recommendations are discussed.
AB - Gigantiform cementoma is a rare, benign fibro-cemento-osseous disease of the jaws, seen most frequently in young girls. Radiographically, it typically presents as multiquadrant, expansile, mixed radiolucent-opaque lesions that cross the midlines of the jaws. Although cases with a familial pattern are noted in a few publications, sporadic cases have been reported without a family history. The term gigantiform cementoma has been used interchangeably with designations of other fibro-osseous entities, yet its application should be restricted by the criteria defined herein. In this article, we report 3 cases of gigantiform cementoma. Clinical, radiographic, and microscopic features of these lesions are presented, along with criteria to differentiate gigantiform cementoma from other fibro-osseous diseases of the jaws. A possible pathogenetic mechanism and treatment recommendations are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1067/moe.2001.113108
DO - 10.1067/moe.2001.113108
M3 - Article
C2 - 11312460
AN - SCOPUS:0035319531
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 91
SP - 438
EP - 444
JO - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
JF - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
IS - 4
ER -