DESMOPLASTIC FIBROMA WITH PERIOSTEAL REACTION

Abstract

Desmoplastic fibroma is a rare, locally aggressive, benign lesion. A case of desmoplastic fibroma of left side of mandible is reported. The lesion presented as painless mass in left posterior portion of mandible of a 7-year-old girl. Histologically the lesion was composed of interlacing fascicles of benign appearing fibroblast in a varying ground substance of collagenous tissue. In this report, we discuss on radiographic findings and compare them with previous reports