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Craniofacial polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: A rare case

Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia (FD) is one of three types of FD which can affect the craniofacial complex. It is the proliferation of cellular fibrous connective tissue intermixed with irregular bony trabecules. It is a developmental tumor-like condition that is characterized by replacement of norma...

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Autores principales: Owlia, Fatemeh, Karbassi, Mohammad-Hassan Akhavan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25225568
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Sumario:Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia (FD) is one of three types of FD which can affect the craniofacial complex. It is the proliferation of cellular fibrous connective tissue intermixed with irregular bony trabecules. It is a developmental tumor-like condition that is characterized by replacement of normal bone. The purpose of this report is to present a rare case of craniofacial polyostotic FD that led to vision loss in the same affected side.