A Case of Juvenile Psammomatoid Ossifying Fibroma on Skull Base

Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma (JPOF) is a rare tumor that occurs in maxillary sinus or orbit. Complete removal is required due to the aggressive and locally destructive nature. It is hard to distinguish from psammomatoid meningioma in cranial lesion and to remove completely. The authors are presenting a case of 26-year-old male with JPOF on skull base and report this case with review of literature. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jin Hee Cho, MD, PhD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Yeouido St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 10, 63-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07345, South Korea; E-mail: entcho@catholic.ac.kr Received 17 May, 2017 Accepted 4 February, 2018 The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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