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JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Volume 77, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.02.021
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Cherubism is an autosomal-dominant inherited mutation in the SH3BP2 gene on chromosome 4p16.3. It is characterized by bilateral symmetric fibro-osseous lesions that are limited to the maxilla and mandible. The lesions present in early childhood and typically spontaneously involute after puberty. Current standard practice is to reserve surgery for symptomatic or severely disfiguring cases. This report presents 3 patients with cherubism who exhibited marked reduction in tumor size with imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Treatment was well tolerated, with few side effects. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
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