Diseases

Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia

Mostly benign fibro-osseous proliferation of the facial bones and skull. It can be either monostotic (localized to a single bone) or polyostotic (localized to more than one bone) type.

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Abstract

Mostly benign fibro-osseous proliferation of the facial bones and skull. It can be either monostotic (localized to a single bone) or polyostotic (localized to more than one bone) type.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Craniomaxillofacial Fibrous Dysplasia
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Craniofacial
  • Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasias
  • Craniomaxillofacial Fibrous Dysplasias
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Craniomaxillofacial
  • Fibrous Dysplasia of Skull
  • Maxillary Fibrous Dysplasia
  • Dysplasia, Maxillary Fibrous
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Maxillary
  • Maxillary Fibrous Dysplasias
  • Skull Fibrous Dysplasia
  • Skull Fibrous Dysplasias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone (1969-2018)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077275. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077275
  2. Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113621026