%0 Journal Article
%T Juvenile ossifying fibroma in a Nigerian boy: a rare case report
%A Barakat Adeola Animasahun
%A Gbenga Kayode-Awe
%A Olusola Yejide Kusimo
%J Archive of "AME Case Reports".
%D 2019
%R 10.21037/acr.2019.05.05
%X Cases of jaw masses abound in our environment which is a tropical one, with Burkitt lymphoma being the commonest aetiology. However rarer causes like juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma should also be considered. It is a locally aggressive tumor with high recurrent potentials occurring in children and adolescent. Here we present the clinical features, physical findings and challenges in diagnosing and management of a 7-year-old boy who presented to the Paediatric unit of our institute with a right jaw mass
%K Juvenile ossifying fibroma (JOF)
%K jaw mass
%K tumor
%K Nigerian boy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6624364/