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Schreuder WH, van der Wal JE, de Lange J, van den Berg H. Multiple versus solitary giant cell lesions of the jaw: Similar or distinct entities? Bone 2021; 149:115935. [PMID: 33771761 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.115935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The majority of giant cell lesions of the jaw present as a solitary focus of disease in bones of the maxillofacial skeleton. Less frequently they occur as multifocal lesions. This raises the clinical dilemma if these should be considered distinct entities and therefore each need a specific therapeutic approach. Solitary giant cell lesions of the jaw present with a great diversity of symptoms. Recent molecular analysis revealed that these are associated with somatic gain-of-function mutations in KRAS, FGFR1 or TRPV4 in a large component of the mononuclear stromal cells which all act on the RAS/MAPK pathway. For multifocal lesions, a small group of neoplastic multifocal giant cell lesions of the jaw remain after ruling out hyperparathyroidism. Strikingly, most of these patients are diagnosed with jaw lesions before the age of 20 years, thus before the completion of dental and jaw development. These multifocal lesions are often accompanied by a diagnosis or strong clinical suspicion of a syndrome. Many of the frequently reported syndromes belong to the so-called RASopathies, with germline or mosaic mutations leading to downstream upregulation of the RAS/MAPK pathway. The other frequently reported syndrome is cherubism, with gain-of-function mutations in the SH3BP2 gene leading through assumed and unknown signaling to an autoinflammatory bone disorder with hyperactive osteoclasts and defective osteoblastogenesis. Based on this extensive literature review, a RAS/MAPK pathway activation is hypothesized in all giant cell lesions of the jaw. The different interaction between and contribution of deregulated signaling in individual cell lineages and crosstalk with other pathways among the different germline- and non-germline-based alterations causing giant cell lesions of the jaw can be explanatory for the characteristic clinical features. As such, this might also aid in the understanding of the age-dependent symptomatology of syndrome associated giant cell lesions of the jaw; hopefully guiding ideal timing when installing treatment strategies in the future.
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- Willem H Schreuder
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam UMC and Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek / Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Pathology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek / Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam UMC and Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics / Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Tekin AF, Ünal ÖF, Göksel S, Özcan İ. Clinical and radiological evaluation of cherubism: A rare case report. Radiol Case Rep 2020; 15:416-419. [PMID: 32071662 PMCID: PMC7016153 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cherubism is a rare, non-neoplastic, genetic disorder, characterized by painless bilateral swelling of the jaws. A 5-year-old girl presented with a painless, bilateral symmetrical swelling of both mandible and maxilla. Intraoral examination revealed malocclusion with displacement of teeth and expansion of the alveolar ridges. There was a bilateral expansion of the jaws. In conclusion, cherubism is a genetic disorder that has non-neoplastic bone lesions that affect the jaws. If there is a functional or esthetic problem, it should be treated surgically. The surgical treatment is usually delayed until after puberty.
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- Ali Fuat Tekin
- Department of Radiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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Mankad B, Cabrera G. Orthodontic management of a patient with cherubism: A case report. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018; 154:433-441. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2017.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hershkovitz I, Spigelman M, Sarig R, Lim DS, Lee IS, Oh CS, May H, Boaretto E, Kim YS, Lee SD, Peled N, Kim MJ, Toledano T, Bar-Gal GK, Shin DH. A possible case of cherubism in a 17th-century Korean mummy. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102441. [PMID: 25093864 PMCID: PMC4122385 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cherubism is a benign fibro-osseous disease of childhood limited specifically to the maxilla and mandible. The progressive replacement of the jaw bones with expansile multilocular cystic lesions causes eventual prominence of the lower face, and hence the classic “cherubic” phenotype reflecting variable extents of jaw hypertrophy. Histologically, this condition has been characterized as replacement of the normal bone matrix with multicystic pockets of fibrous stroma and osteoclastic giant cells. Because of radiographic features common to both, primarily the presence of multiloculated lucencies with heterogeneous “ground-glass” sclerosis on CT imaging, cherubism was long mistaken for a craniofacial subtype of fibrous dysplasia. In 1999, however, the distinct genetic basis for cherubism was mapped to chromosome 4p16.3 and the SH-3 binding protein SH3BP2. But while there are already three suspected cases of fibrous dysplasia amongst archaeological populations, no definitive cases of cherubism have yet been reported in historical populations. In the current study we describe micro- and macro-structural changes in the face of a 17th century Joseon Dynasty Korean mummy which may coincide with the clinic-pathologic and radiologic features of cherubism.
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- Israel Hershkovitz
- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- * E-mail: (IH); (DHS)
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- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dental Hygiene, Eulji University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- D-REAMS Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Forensic Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy, Dankook University College of Medicine, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Virology, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (IH); (DHS)
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Redfors M, Jensen JL, Storhaug K, Prescott T, Larheim TA. Cherubism: panoramic and CT features in adults. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2013; 42:20130034. [PMID: 24048692 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20130034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To describe the panoramic radiographic and CT features of cherubism in an unselected series of 15 adults. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 15 individuals aged 29-84 years with familial non-syndromal molecularly confirmed cherubism were examined with panoramic radiography and CT. Bone abnormalities were analysed and described. RESULTS 11 (73%) of the 15 adults had mandibular abnormalities. These abnormalities ranged from subtly detectable to severe, and were less prevalent and expansive but could be rather similar to the characteristic image features in children. Unilocular radiolucencies were more common than multilocular radiolucencies, and a specific feature of these abnormalities was that they were exclusively found in the anterior mandible. CONCLUSIONS The radiographic and CT abnormalities of cherubism in adults were frequent and extremely heterogeneous, with some distinct features.
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- M Redfors
- Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway
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This article describes the clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of tumors and tumorlike lesions affecting the bones of the head and neck region. Emphasis is placed on common bone lesions affecting the craniofacial skeleton, particularly those that occur with more frequency or those that are unique to this part of the skeleton. Several of these lesions pose a diagnostic challenge to the pathologist. To ensure that a correct diagnosis is rendered, it is of utmost importance that accurate and detailed clinical and radiographic information is available.
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- Samir K El-Mofty
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8118, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Lima GDMG, Almeida JD, Cabral LAG. Cherubism: clinicoradiographic features and treatment. EJOURNAL OF ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL RESEARCH 2010; 1:e2. [PMID: 24421967 PMCID: PMC3886048 DOI: 10.5037/jomr.2010.1202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Objectives Cherubism is a congenital childhood disease of autosomal dominant
inheritance. This disease is characterized by painless bilateral
enlargement of the jaws, in which bone is replaced with fibrous tissue.
The condition has sui generis clinical, radiographic and
histological features, of which the clinician should be aware for a
better differential diagnosis in the presence of a fibro-osseous lesion
affecting the bones of the maxillomandibular complex. The purpose of
present paper was to review the literature and to report the most
important aspects of cherubism in order to facilitate the study of this
disease Material and Methods Literature was reviewed about cherubism, emphasizing the relevant
clinicoradiographic features and treatment. Literature was selected
through a search of PubMed and Scielo electronic databases. The keywords
used for search were adolescent, cherubism, cherubism/physiopathology,
cherubism/treatment, cherubism/radiography. A manual search of the
reference lists of the identified articles and the authors' article
files and recent reviews was conducted to identify additional
publications. Those studies that described new features about cherubism
were included in this review. Results In total 44 literature sources were obtained and reviewed. Studies that
described new features about cherubism physiopathology, diagnostics and
treatment were reviewed. Conclusions Despite the exceptions, cherubism is a clinically well-characterized
disease. In cases of a suspicion of cherubism, radiographic examination
is essential since the clinical presentation, the location and
distribution of the lesions may define the diagnosis. Histopathological
examination is complementary. Nowadays, genetic tests should be used for
final diagnosis of cherubism.
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- Gabriela de Morais Gouvêa Lima
- Postgraduation Program in Oral Biopathology, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University - UNESP, São José dos Campos, São Paulo Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Oral Biopathology, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University - UNESP, São José dos Campos, São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University - UNESP, São José dos Campos, São Paulo Brazil
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van Capelle CI, Hogeman PHG, van der Sijs-Bos CJM, Heggelman BGF, Idowu B, Slootweg PJ, Wittkampf ARM, Flanagan AM. Neurofibromatosis presenting with a cherubism phenotype. Eur J Pediatr 2007; 166:905-9. [PMID: 17120035 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0334-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2006] [Accepted: 10/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report on a child who presented clinical manifestations of both neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and cherubism. With genetic testing, we found a mutation in the NF-1 gene, confirming the neurocutaneous disorder. Histology when correlated with radiological evaluation of a mandibular biopsy was consistent with cherubism. This is the first report in the literature of a child with proven neurofibromatosis type 1 and cherubism without extragnathic lesions. This emphasises that cherubism is a clinical phenotype that can be associated with a number of germline mutations involving SH3BP2, PTPN11 and NF1.
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- C I van Capelle
- Department of Pediatrics, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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Wang CN, Song YL, Peng B, Lu DH, Fan MW, Li J, Ye XQ, Fan HL, Bian Z. The aggressive form of cherubism: report of two cases in unrelated families. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005; 44:322-4. [PMID: 16310907 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cherubism is a benign lesion that causes painless symmetrical enlargement of the jaws, usually with a familial tendency. We describe in two Chinese families two cases of the aggressive form of cherubism with extensive swelling on both sides of the mandible, typical microscopic findings, and apparent familial history.
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- C N Wang
- Key Lab. for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, PR China
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Gomes MF, de Souza Setúbal Destro MF, de Freitas Banzi EC, dos Santos SH, Claro FA, de Oliveira Nogueira T. Aggressive behaviour of cherubism in a teenager: 4-years of clinical follow-up associated with radiographic and histological features. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2005; 34:313-8. [PMID: 16120883 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/32866350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Cherubism is a rare hereditary fibro-osseous childhood disease characterized by bone degradation and fibrous tissue replacement at the angles of the mandible and at the tuberosity areas of the maxilla that leads to prominence of the lower face and an appearance reminiscent of the cherub's portrayal in Renaissance art. This disease has an autosomal dominant hereditary characteristic. The purpose of this report is to analyse laboratory tests, clinicopathological and radiographic features of cherubism and its intraoral manifestations in a patient during 4-years of follow-up, correlating the features observed in this case with those of the literature. Also discussed is the atypical and aggressive behaviour of this case during puberty.
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- M F Gomes
- Faculdade de Odontologia de São José dos Campos, UNESP, Departamento de Biociências e Diagnóstico Oral, São Paulo, Brasil.
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Meng XM, Yu SF, Yu GY. Clinicopathologic study of 24 cases of cherubism. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005; 34:350-6. [PMID: 16053841 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2004] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The authors reviewed 24 cases of familial or nonfamilial cherubism. The age at onset was between 6 and 10 years. It was characterized by bilateral painless swelling of jaws and eyes-to-heaven appearance was visible when the maxillae were affected as well. Radiographs showed well-defined multilocular radiolucencies and with age, thick sclerotic borders were visible. A malocclusive and abnormal dentition, worse in the mandible can be seen. Histopathologically, numerous randomly distributed multinucleated giant cells and vascular spaces within a fibrous connective tissue stroma with or without eosinophilic collagen perivascular cuffing were apparent. Multinucleated giant cells were positive for osteoclastic specific markers, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and human alphaV beta3 integrin, 23C6. Results after follow-up were available for 14 cases. Of these, no treatment was carried out in five cases, cherubism resolved (three cases) or grew slowly (two cases); curettage or surgical contouring was performed in seven cases, during the rapid growth of the lesions. This not only gave good immediate results, but also arrested active growth of remnant cherubic lesions and even stimulated bone regeneration. Segmental mandibulectomy followed by reconstruction was performed in two cases with extensive lesion and the risk of pathologic fracture of the mandible, and excellent results were obtained.
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- X-M Meng
- Department of Oral Pathology, Peking University School of Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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Petkovska L, Ramadan S, Aslam MO. Cherubism: Review of four affected members in a Kuwaiti family. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 48:408-10. [PMID: 15344997 DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8461.2004.01329.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cherubism is a rare autosomal dominant fibro-osseous disorder of childhood, mostly limited to the maxilla and mandible. Extra-cranial skeletal involvement is rare. Post-pubertal involution of the process and jaw remodeling occurs in adulthood. The aim of this case report is to present four cherubs, a father and his three daughters, in whom the diagnosis was made based on history, physical examination, laboratory tests and typical radiological features. The imaging characteristics are discussed and the published literature is reviewed.
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- L Petkovska
- Radiology Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Safat 5326, Kuwait.
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Ozkan Y, Varol A, Turker N, Aksakalli N, Basa S. Clinical and radiological evaluation of cherubism: a sporadic case report and review of the literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2003; 67:1005-12. [PMID: 12907058 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(03)00179-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Many cases have been published on cherubism since Jones described it first time in three children of the same family [Am. J. Cancer 17 (1933) 946]. Cherubism is an autosomal-dominant disorder in which the normal bone is replaced by cellular fibrous tissue and immature bone. Extracranial skeletal involvement is rarely seen in hereditary and non-hereditary forms of the disorder. The mandible is the most severely affected craniofacial component, in which uncontrolled growth of the malady deteriorates the aesthetic balance of the face. Bilateral swelling of the cheeks, mandibular enlargement and maxillary spongious hypertrophy cause orbital manifestations and tendency of eyes looking up to the sky. Thus, the pathognomic clinical feature resembles the appearance of "raised to heaven" Renaissance cherubs. The sporadic case concerns a child affected by cherubism. Radiographic and clinical data of the patient are presented and brief review of the literature is included.
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- Yasar Ozkan
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Buyukciftlik Sok. No. 6, 80200 Nisantasi, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Petschler M, Stiller M, Hoffmeister B, Witkowski R, Opitz C, Bill JS, Peters H. [Clinical and molecular genetic observations on families with cherubism over three generations]. MUND-, KIEFER- UND GESICHTSCHIRURGIE : MKG 2003; 7:83-7. [PMID: 12664252 DOI: 10.1007/s10006-002-0444-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cherubism is a rare fibro-osseous disorder that almost exclusively affects the maxilla and mandible. CASE REPORT We report on three affected males in three generations in family A, and ten affected patients in family B. The youngest affected relative in family A also had craniosynostosis. His father and grandfather had cherubism and clubbed fingers. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Cherubism was mapped to region 4p16.3. Because of the associated craniosynostosis, we excluded the FGFR3 gene as a candidate gene for cherubism. The inheritance pattern is autosomal dominant with variable expression. The penetrance is 100% in males and 50-70% in females. We found incomplete penetrance in males, which does not conform with all publications.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Cherubism/diagnosis
- Cherubism/genetics
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Craniosynostoses/diagnosis
- Craniosynostoses/genetics
- Craniosynostoses/therapy
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Orthodontics, Corrective
- Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic/diagnosis
- Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic/genetics
- Pedigree
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3
- Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor/genetics
- Tooth Abnormalities/diagnosis
- Tooth Abnormalities/genetics
- Tooth Abnormalities/therapy
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- M Petschler
- Abteilung für Zahnärztliche Chirurgie und Röntgenologie, Klinik für Kieferchirugie und plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Berlin.
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Silva EC, de Souza PEA, Barreto DC, Dias RP, Gomez RS. An extreme case of cherubism. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2002; 40:45-8. [PMID: 11883969 DOI: 10.1054/bjom.2001.0654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We describe an 8-year-old boy who presented with severe facial swelling. This progressed rapidly and 17 months later he died of gastrointestinal and pulmonary infections. The diagnosis was initially brown tumour associated with hyperparathyroidism, but this was revised in the light of laboratory investigations that were within the reference ranges, and normal appearance of the parathyroids on exploration to that of an extreme case of cherubism that behaved in a locally aggressive manner.
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- E C Silva
- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil
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PURPOSE To demonstrate the clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic features of a patient with orbital involvement in cherubism that prompted surgical treatment. DESIGN Single interventional case report. INTERVENTION Findings of the ophthalmic evaluation, computed tomography (CT) scans, intraoperative examination, and light microscopy of the specimens were analyzed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Globe displacement, orbital bony lesions detected on CT scans, histopathology, and postoperative results were assessed. RESULTS A 27-year-old female was seen with a slowly progressive superonasal globe displacement and a temporal orbital mass bilaterally of 6 years' duration. She had a history of cherubism, but her cheeks and jaws had a normal appearance instead of the bilateral fullness of the lower half of the face typical of the disease. CT scans demonstrated multicystic bony lesions arising from the orbital floors bilaterally. The masses were excised using an anterior transcutaneous transseptal orbitotomy. Histopathology demonstrated numerous giant cells in a fibrovascular stroma, confirming the clinical diagnosis of cherubism. Postoperative recovery was complete. CONCLUSIONS Orbital involvement in cherubism may develop beyond puberty, after stabilization or regression of the lesions in the jaws. Patients with cherubism should be routinely evaluated by an ophthalmologist.
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- F Colombo
- Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Von Wowern N. Cherubism: a 36-year long-term follow-up of 2 generations in different families and review of the literature. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 2000; 90:765-72. [PMID: 11113824 DOI: 10.1067/moe.2000.108438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To clarify the relationships between the varying clinical or radiographic features of cherubism. STUDY DESIGN Nonparametric statistics were used in a long-term follow-up of 18 patients through 2 generations from 6 Danish families. RESULTS The radiographic grade of cherubism was significantly related to sex, maximal buccal bone expansion, course of cherubism, and number of aplasia or ectopic impacted teeth, but it was not related to families. Normal dentition in nonaffected regions was present or was obtained in 14 of 14 patients (age, >14 years). Surgical treatment did not provoke growth of lesional tissue in 22 of 22 cases. Radiographically, the bone structure in the lesional areas was related to age in all grades of cherubism: new bone formation in radiolucent areas (age, >20 years), normal bone structure with multilocular sketches (age, 32 to 39 years), and completely normal bone structure (age, >41 years), also found in 7 of 7 carriers of cherubism (age, >32 years). CONCLUSIONS This group analysis verifies the knowledge of cherubism previously based on cumulative reviews of findings in single-family and case reports.
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- N Von Wowern
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Timoşca GC, Găleşanu RM, Cotuţiu C, Grigoraş M. Aggressive form of cherubism: report of a case. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000; 58:336-44. [PMID: 10716121 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-2391(00)90069-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- G C Timoşca
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Romania.
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Stiller M, Urban M, Golder W, Tiziani V, Reichenberger E, Frege J, Opitz C, Peters H. Craniosynostosis in cherubism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20001211)95:4<325::aid-ajmg6>3.0.co;2-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mangion J, Rahman N, Edkins S, Barfoot R, Nguyen T, Sigurdsson A, Townend JV, Fitzpatrick DR, Flanagan AM, Stratton MR. The gene for cherubism maps to chromosome 4p16.3. Am J Hum Genet 1999; 65:151-7. [PMID: 10364527 PMCID: PMC1378085 DOI: 10.1086/302454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Cherubism is a rare familial disease of childhood characterized by proliferative lesions within the mandible and maxilla that lead to prominence of the lower face and an appearance reminiscent of the cherubs portrayed in Renaissance art. Resolution of these bony abnormalities is often observed after puberty. Many cases are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, although several cases without a family history have been reported. Using two families with clinically, radiologically, and/or histologically proved cherubism, we have performed a genomewide linkage search and have localized the gene to chromosome 4p16.3, with a maximum multipoint LOD score of 5. 64. Both families showed evidence of linkage to this locus. Critical meiotic recombinants place the gene in a 3-cM interval between D4S127 and 4p-telomere. Within this region a strong candidate is the gene for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3); mutations in this gene have been implicated in a diverse set of disorders of bone development.
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- J Mangion
- Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Kalantar Motamedi MH. Treatment of cherubism with locally aggressive behavior presenting in adulthood: report of four cases and a proposed new grading system. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1998; 56:1336-42. [PMID: 9820222 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-2391(98)90618-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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