Mandible & maxilla
Giant cell lesions & nonepithelial bone cysts
Cherubism
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 October 2013
Last staff update: 10 November 2020
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Definition / general | Treatment | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Pernick N. Cherubism. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/mandiblemaxillacherubism.html. Accessed January 1st, 2025.
Definition / general
- Hereditary and intraosseous fibrous swellings of jaws
- Autosomal dominant, bilateral involvement of mandible and maxilla in young individuals
Treatment
- Surgery may not be indicated
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Similar to central giant cell granuloma
- Also more delicate fibrovascular stroma without bone formation
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Kelly Magliocca, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Cherubism
