Ossifying fibroma in the temporomandibular joint: report of an unusual case and treatment perspectives

Z Jiao; A Abdelrehem; S Y Zhang; C Yang

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2015.06.017

Ossifying fibroma in the temporomandibular joint: report of an unusual case and treatment perspectives

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Nov;44(11):1362-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.06.017. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Authors

Z Jiao¹, A Abdelrehem², S Y Zhang³, C Yang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China; Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: zhangshanyong@126.com.
⁴ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: yangchi63@hotmail.com.

PMID: 26188842
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.06.017

Abstract

An unusual case of ossifying fibroma involving the right temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in a 7-year-old girl is presented. The treatment protocol comprised TMJ reconstruction with a costochondral graft following radical tumour resection, with the use of both pedicled and free fat grafts to improve the surgical outcome. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Aspects of the treatment are discussed.

Keywords: fat graft; ossifying fibroma; temporomandibular joint.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fibroma, Ossifying / diagnosis*
Fibroma, Ossifying / surgery*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Radiography, Panoramic
Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnosis*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed