Gigantiform cementoma in a child

Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2012 Mar;41(3):264-6. doi: 10.1259/dmfr/13435626.

Abstract

The objective of this report is to present an unusual case of a gigantiform cementoma manifesting with gross expansion of the maxilla in a 6-year-old black female. No history of similar lesions in the family of the patient was obtained. Radiographic examination revealed a well-circumscribed lobular radio-opaque mass surrounded by a radiolucent margin. The macroscopic specimen showed lobular mineralized masses with a ″ginger root″-like appearance. Microscopic examination showed a lobular calcified mass with a peripheral zone of fibropsammomatous tissue corresponding with the radiolucent margin. The differential diagnoses, which include osteoma, ossifying fibroma and cementoblastoma, are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cementoma / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Osteoma / diagnosis
  • Palatal Neoplasms / pathology