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Case Report Volume 6 Issue 1
Epithelium Rich Type Central Odontogenic Fibroma in Maxilla a Case Report and Review of Literature
Hanan G Shanab, Nadia Ahmed Enani, Shahid Riaz Warraich, Raed Bakri Shata, Abdullah S Al Gorashi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Guard Hospital Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Department of Anatomical Pathology, King Fahad General Hospital Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Fahad General Hospital Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Received: November 02, 2016 | Published: January 19, 2017
Abstract
Central Odontogenic Fibroma (COF) is a rare, benign neoplasm of mesenchymal origin that makes up less than 5% of odontogenic tumors commonly found in women in ratio 2.8:1. For many years there was considerable confusion concerning the criteria by which the lesion should be diagnosed and as a result, a verity of different conditions were being reported as odontogenic fibroma (OF).In this article reporting a case of COF (Epithelium Rich-type) in the maxilla radiographically presented as a well-defined radiolucent and radiopaque lesion retarding the first premolar from erupting plus reviewing the literature about COF including its variants.
Keywords: Epithelium, Rich, Odontogenic, Fibroma, Maxilla, Case Report
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