Juvenil Ossifying Fibroma, case report and review of the literature

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José T. San Martín M.
José Tomás Andrade D.
María de los Ángeles Baeza A.
César Toro A.

Keywords

Ethmoid sinus, ossifying fibroma, juvenile ossifying fibroma, cement ossifying fibroma, benign fibro-osseous tumor

Abstract

This paper presents the case of a patient of six years old female without background or important morbidly in her family, who consults for left-sided proptosis in April of 2011. It performs brain magnetic resonancebeing demonstrated a tumor of theethmoid sinus with commitment to the left orbit that causes exophthalmus. Nasal endoscopic biopsy was compatible with juvenile ossifying fibroma. It was subsequently performed ananthrostomy whitethmoidectomy in two times, with satisfactory results for the patient. Although the Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a rare type of benign lesion, can be very aggressive and have a high recurrence rate in certain occasions, by what should be taken into account to make an early diagnosis and treatment, with a scheduled follow up in the long term.

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