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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mandible

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University Dental Faculty, Trabzon, Turkey; ² Department of Ortorhinolaryngology, Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty Trabzon, Turkey; ³ Middle East Technical University, Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey; ⁴ Department of Pathology, GATA, Ankara, Turkey

*Correspondence to: Figen Cizmeci Senel, KTU Dis Hekimligi Fakültesi, Trabzon, Turkey; Email: fcsenel{at}hotmail.com

Received 8 June 2005; revised 4 November 2005; accepted 20 November 2005

We report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) primary within the mandible of a 32-year-old female. The mandible is a rare location of MFH, accounting for only 3% of all tumours of this type occurring within bone. The clinical, pathological and radiographic features are discussed with special emphasis on the radiographic features of this lesion.

Keywords: malignant fibroma; histiocytoma; jaw neoplasms