%0 Journal Article %T Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognosis of Ossifying Fibroma in the Jaws of Children: A Retrospective Study %A Shang Xie %A Xiao-Feng Shan %A Xue-Sheng Guo %A Ying Liu %A Zhi-Gang Cai %J Journal of Cancer %D 2017 %I Ivyspring International Publisher %R 10.7150/jca.21556 %X BACKGROUND: Ossifying fibroma in the jaws is a benign tumor and easily recurs in children, of which the treatment methods and prognosis still remain controversial. In this study, we aimed to review the clinicopathological characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of ossifying fibroma in the jaws of children, and offer recommendations for clinical decision-making. %K children %K ossifying fibroma %K treatment %K relapse %K reconstruction. %U http://www.jcancer.org/v08p3592.htm