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fibroma
(redirected from ossifying fibroma)

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fi·bro·ma  (f-brm)
n. pl. fi·bro·mas or fi·bro·ma·ta (-m-t)
A benign, usually enclosed neoplasm composed primarily of fibrous tissue.
fi·broma·tous (-brm-ts, -brm-) adj.
fibroma [faɪˈbrəʊmə]
n pl -mata [-mətə], -mas
(Medicine / Pathology) a benign tumour derived from fibrous connective tissue
fibromatous  [faɪˈbrɒmətəs] adj
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Noun1.fibroma - nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue
benign tumor, benign tumour, nonmalignant neoplasm, nonmalignant tumor, nonmalignant tumour - a tumor that is not cancerous
fibroid, fibroid tumor - benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
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fibroma [faɪˈbrəʊmə] n → fibroma m
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5) Eggshell-like bony capsules may also be seen in ossifying fibromas and cemento-ossifying fibromas, (6) which are monostotic expansive tumors that are known to occur in the maxillary sinus.
Osseous metaplasia of the maxillary sinus with formation of a ... by Maitra, Suchir; Gupta, Deepak; Radojkovic, Miladvic; Sood, Salil / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
DIAGNOSIS AND HISTOLOGY FBG is often clinically misdiagnosed prior to biopsy as oral erosive lichen planus, benign mucous membrane pemphigoid, pemphigus, fibroma, peripheral ossifying fibroma, pyogenic granuloma, hyperkeratosis dysplasia, papilloma, verruca vulgaris, leukoplakia, gingivitis, periodontitis, herpetic or aphthous ulcers or candidiasis.
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The radiographic diagnosis of DE depending on the site of occurrence, includes fibrosarcoma, aneurysmal bone cyst, chondromyxoid fibroma, central ossifying fibroma, giant cell tumor, monostotic fibrous dysplasia, traumatic bone cyst, and solitary bone cyst.
A 3-year-old boy with swelling of the right mandible. (Pathologic ... by Kaplan, Keith J.; Torske, Kevin R. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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