Fibro-osseous Lesions Flashcards
A diverse group of processes that are characterized by replacement of normal bone by fibrous tissue containing a newly formed mineralized product
Fibro-osseous lesions
Fibro-osseous lesions of the jaw: entities most commonly include
Ossifying fibroma
Fibrous dysplasia
Cemento osseous dysplasia
Periapical/focal
Florid
Chronic osteomyelitis
Composed of a fibrous connective tissue stroma in which new bone is formed, it is classified as one of the benign fibrous-osseous lesions of the jaw
Ossifying fibroma
Uncommon lesion that tends to occur during the 3rd and 4th decades of life.
Women > men
Ossifying fibroma
Generally a slow growing, asymptomatic and expansile lesion.
May be seen in jaws, anterior cranial fossa, craniofacial bones
Ossifying fibroma
An ossifying fibroma that occus in younger pstient (children)
Juvenile ossifying fibroma
Important radiographic features of ossifying fibroma
Well-circumscribed
Sharply defined borders
Generally expansile profile
Well-circumscribed radiolucency or mixed radiolucency
Two variants of ossifying fibroma that occur in younger patient
Juvenile trabecular ossifying fibroma (JTOF)
Juvenila psammomatoid ossifying fibroma (JPOF)
Ossifying fibroma variant that is characterized by progressive and sometimes rapid growth but rarely painful.
Juvenile trabecular ossifying fibroma
A variant of OF that radiographically, shows a defined border and can range from radiodense to radiolucent.
Juvenile trabecular ossifying fibroma
A variant if OF that microscopically, has a high cellular and contains trabeculae or spheroids of new bone
Juvenile trabecular ossifying fibroma
Extragnathic craniofacial bone location of juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma
Paranasal sinuses
Periorbital bones
Where it can cause exophthalmos, proptosis, sinusitis and nasal symptoms
Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma occurs principally in ___ craniofacial bones
Extragnathic cranofacial bones
A variant form of OF that microscopically, is formed by cellular stroma containing small, rounded calcifications.
Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma
Treatment for ossifying fibroma
Surgical excision or curretage
Resection if shows an aggressive behavior
Dd of ossifying fibroma
Fibrous dysplasia
Osteoblastoma
- younger age, pain
- osteoblasts (++)
- central nidus
Periapical cemento osseous dysplasia
- (+) posterior teeth
- needs biospy confirmation
Focal osteomyelitis
- inflammation and pain
Ossifying fibroma is clinically, microscopically identical to ?
Cementifying fibroma aka cemento ossifying fibroma
Composed of fibrous connective tissue with well-differentiated, spindled fibroblasts.
Ossifying fibroma
Bone is immature and often surrounded by osteoblasts.
Osteoclasts are infrequently seen
Ossifying fibroma
Why does ossifying fibroma and fibrous dysplasia a primary diagnostic challenge in distinguishing them both?
They may exhibit similar clinical, radiographic and microscopic features.
The most helpful feature in distinguishing fibrous dysplasia and ossifying fibrous is?
OF is well-circumscribed. Well-defined appearance is evident.
And the ease with which it can be separated from normal bone
What gene does fibrous dysplasia have but ossifying fibroma doesn’t have?
GNAS 1a gene
Most commonly presents as an asymptomatic, slow enlargement of single/several bone
Fibrous dysplasia
Fibrous dysplasia that is used to describe the process in one bone
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia
Fibrous dysplasia that applies to cases in which more than one bone is involved.
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Which is more common. Polyostotic or monostotic fibrous dysplasia?
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia (80%) of cases
When fibrous dysplasia maxillary lesion that may extend to involve the maxillary sinus, zygoma, sphenoid bone and floor of the orbit. This is now referred to as?
Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia
Maxilla > mandible for fibrous dysplasia. But, if lesion is in mandible, the most common occurrence is where?
Body of the mandible
Onset of fibrous dysplasia
First or second decade of life
Gender predisposition of mono and poly fibrous dysplasia
Monostotic = gender prediection
Polystotic = more common in female