Odontogenic Fibroma : A Case of Report |
Bong Yurl Kim, MD1, and Choong Hwan Kim, MD2 |
1;Department of Otolaryngology, Catholic Medical College, 2;Department of Otolaryngology, Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea |
齒性纖維腫의 1例 |
金琫烈1 · 金中煥2 |
가톨릭大學校 醫科大學 耳鼻咽喉科學敎室1;聖心病院 耳鼻咽喉科2; |
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ABSTRACT |
The odontogenic fibroma is a rare, benign, central mesodermal tumor of odontogenic origin which may be found in the maxilla or the mandible, only a few cases have been reported in the dental literature. Recently, the authors has experienced a case, 14-year-old male, who complained of painless and progressive swelling in the left canine vestibular region and had unerupted left upper canine and premolar teeth. The tumor mass was extirpated completely through the left maxillary sinusotomy by means of Caldwell-Luc's approach. Diagnosis, odontogenic fibroma, was confirmed with histopathological study.
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