Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma of the posterior fossa: a case report and review

BACKGROUND: Ossifying fibroma is a rare benign bone tumor that occurs mostly in the jaw, but also affects paranasal sinuses and fronto-ethmoidal complex. Occipital bone is an extremely rare location for these tumors; only two cases have been reported. METHODS: We present the first case reported as psammomatoid subtype of ossifying fibroma, according to the 2005 WHO classification. An 18 years old male patient with infratentorial tumor, in the occipital bone, that produces mass effect over the cerebellum. CONCLUSIONS: This case may provide a guide to consider these lesions for a more rapid and precise diagnostic in future cases.