Monday 9 November 2015

Non-ossifying Fibroma | PGI entrance Preparations


True about non-ossifying Fibroma: 

A. Prominent at 2nd and 4th decade 
B. Prominent sclerotic margins 
C. Fibrous tissue with areolar tissue 
D. Centrally located 
E. Risk of malignancy



Ans.  (B) Prominent solerotic margin ; (C) Fibrous tissue with areolar tissue 

• Non-ossifyingfibroma or fibrous cortical defect is a developrnpt defect in which a nest of fibrous tissue appears within bone and persists for some years before ossifying. 
 It is almost always encountered in children, site being metaphysis of long bones, occasionally multiple.