Sarda D, Kothari P, Kulkarni B, Pawar P
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Muncipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashatra, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2007 Mar;25(1):27-9. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.31986.
Cherubism is a benign disease of bones affecting the jaws and giving a characteristic cherubic appearance to the patient. On radiography, the lesions exhibit bilateral multilocular radiolucent areas. Histopathology shows numerous multinucleated giant cells in the background of proliferating fibrous connective tissue. Cherubism can be a solitary case. The present report describe cherubism in two siblings and briefly review the literature on this subject.
颌骨肥大症是一种影响颌骨的良性骨病,会使患者呈现出典型的天使面容。在X线片上,病变表现为双侧多房性透射区。组织病理学显示,在增生的纤维结缔组织背景中有大量多核巨细胞。颌骨肥大症可以是单发病例。本报告描述了两例患有颌骨肥大症的兄弟姐妹,并简要回顾了关于该疾病的文献。