Benign fibrous histocytoma of the maxilla

Abstract

Fibrous histiocytoma can present as malignant or benign and may involve either the soft or hard tissues. The treatment of choice to oral BFH is generally en-block resection. The prognosis is good and the oral BFH recurs only if not completely excised. Hereby presenting a case of a 29 year old male with a chief complaint of pain and swelling in the left side of the face since 2 months. Treatment plan of Subtotal maxillectomy was performed under general anesthesia through a Weber Ferguson incision with infraorbital extension after histopathological and radiological confirmation.