Günhan O, Demirel D, Sengün O, Celasun B, Finci R
Department of Pathology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
Acta Cytol. 1992 Jan-Feb;36(1):98-100.
A case of cementifying fibroma in the right lateral mandible was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. The aspirate was a cellular specimen composed of clusters of oval and spindle-shaped fibroblasts with no atypical features. These cells were admixed with spherical, calcified structures. A diagnosis of "consistent with benign fibroosseous lesion, suggestive of cementoossifying fibroma" was made, and subsequent histologic examination confirmed this cytologic diagnosis. The clinical, cytologic and histologic findings in the case are presented, and the value of FNA cytology in the diagnosis of jaw lesions is discussed.
