benign
Nonossifying fibroma
A non-ossifying fibroma (NOF) is a bone tumor of the osteoclastic, giant cell-rich tumor type. It generally occurs in the metaphysis of long bones in children and adolescents. Typically, there are no symptoms unless there is a fracture. It can occur as part of a such as when multiple non-ossifying fibromas occur in neurofibromatosis, or Jaffe–Campanacci syndrome in combination with cafe-au-lait spots, intellectual disabilities, hypogonadism, eye and abnormalities.
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