Cherubism: a report on three cases

Three cases of cherubism not previously recorded in the literature are described. They are three members of a Greek Cypriot family; the mother aged 49 years had residual mandibular deformity; the first daughter aged 17 years had facial swelling and anterior rib lesions; the second daughter aged 14 years presented with a unilateral giant-cell granuloma in the mandible.