Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia – A Case Report

Abstract

Fibrous dysplasia is a benign fibro-osseous lesion of the bone that commonly affects the jaws with a higher prevalence in the maxilla than the mandible. It is a lesion of unknown etiology, uncertain pathogenesis, and diverse histopathology. Fibrous dysplasia can involve multiple bones (polyostotic) or a single bone (monostotic). It represents about 2 to 5% of all bone tumors and over 7% of all benign tumours. In this article we report the case of a 20 year old patient with monostotic fibrous dysplasia involving the left maxilla.