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Published in: Head and Neck Pathology 4/2018

01-12-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Regarding the Use of the Term “Cementum” in Fibro-Osseous Lesions of the Craniofacial Skeleton

Author: Samir El-Mofty

Published in: Head and Neck Pathology | Issue 4/2018

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I read with great interest Drs’. E. J. Raubenheimer and C. E. Noffke letter to the editor titled: Regarding the use of the term “cementum” in pathologic proliferation and would like to make a few comments regarding this controversial subject. To start with it is important to point out that our understanding of the basic cytogenetic and molecular genetic mechanisms involved in the development of fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws is very limited. Terms used to identify these entities are based on their morphologic and clinical features and not on pathogenetic or molecular basis [1, 2]. …
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Title
Regarding the Use of the Term “Cementum” in Fibro-Osseous Lesions of the Craniofacial Skeleton
Author
Samir El-Mofty
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Head and Neck Pathology / Issue 4/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1936-0568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-018-0889-3

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