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Cherubism : a case report

Cherubism was first described by Jones in 1933 as familial multilocular cystic of the jaws . A 14-year female patient visited our department with chief complaint of both mandibular body enlargement. She was diagnosed as Cherbubism by clinical and histopathologic examinations. She had been observed for 1 year, but the lesion was increased gradually. We performed the surgical curettage and packing-open dressing of both mandibular lesion. She had been followed-up without recurrence for 8 months. We present a case report and discuss about the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.