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ArticleDento maxillo facial radiology2018

CT and MR imaging characteristics of histological subtypes of head and neck ossifying fibroma.

Masaya Kawaguchi, Hiroki Kato, Tatsuhiko Miyazaki, Keizo Kato, Daijiro Hatakeyama, Keisuke Mizuta, Mitsuhiro Aoki, Masayuki Matsuo

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Masaya Kawaguchi1 Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Hiroki Kato1 Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Tatsuhiko Miyazaki2 Department of Pathology, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Keizo Kato3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Daijiro Hatakeyama3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Keisuke Mizuta4 Department of Otolaryngology, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Mitsuhiro Aoki4 Department of Otolaryngology, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Masayuki Matsuo1 Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine , Gifu , Japan.
Gifu University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe current study aimed to assess CT and MRI characteristics of histological subtypes of head and neck ossifying fibroma (OF).

methods12 patients with histopathologically-proven head and neck OF were included in this study. Lesions were pathologically classified into three histological subtypes: eight cement-OFs (COFs), three juvenile psammomatoid OFs (JPOFs), and one juvenile trabecular OF (JTOF). All patients underwent CT examination, while seven also underwent MRI. Imaging characteristics were retrospectively assessed.

resultsOn CT images, the lesion margins were well-defined in nine patients (75%) (seven COFs and two JPOFs), partially ill-defined in two (17%) (one COF and one JTOF), and ill-defined in one (8%) (one JPOF). The continuity of the eroded overlying bone cortex was maintained in nine patients (75%) (seven COFs and two JPOFs) but disrupted in three (25%) (one COF, one JPOF, one JTOF). With respect to lesion density, homogeneous ground-glass opacity was observed in five patients (42%) (five COFs), target-like appearance in three (25%) (two COFs, one JPOF), and mixture of hyper- and hypodense areas were observed in four (33%) (one COF, two JPOFs, one JTOF). MR signal intensity was homogeneous in two patients (29%) (two COFs) and heterogeneous in five (71%) (two COFs, two JPOFs, one JTOF).

conclusionsCOFs tended to exhibit well-defined margins and preserved continuity of the overlying bone cortex. COFs were usually homogeneous, whereas JPOFs and JTOF were always heterogeneous. Target-like appearance was one of the characteristics of OFs, but it was observed in both COF and JPOF.

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Bone NeoplasmsFibroma, OssifyingAdolescentAdultAgedChildFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung Adult

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PMID29595323
PMCPMC6196048
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