Case ReportInternational Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

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Psammomatous ossifying fibroma of frontal sinus: a case report with review of literature

Int J Res Med Sci. 2015;3(4):990-992.DOI10.5455/2320-6012.ijrms20150436

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Abstract

Psammomatoid Ossifying Fibroma (POF) is a rare, slowly progressive benign tumor of the extragnathic craniofacial bones representing a subgroup of related fibro-osseous lesions with a tendency towards locally aggressive behaviour unique to the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, orbit and is often misdiagnosed. Histologically they are benign, but clinically they are locally aggressive. We report a case of a 17 year-old boy who presented with psammamatous ossifying fibroma of the frontal sinus. The location of this tumor made this case unusual.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

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