J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2005 Sep;27(5):482-487.
Ameloblastic fibroma of the mandible body: a case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, and Institute of Oral Bio-Science, Chonbuk National University, Korea. denjjang@freechal.com
Abstract
- Amelobalstic fibroma is a rare true mixed tumor of odontogenic origin with both mesenchymal and ectodermal components. It usually appears in the mandible and in the posterior segments of young patients without gender predilection, and sometimes is associated with an impacted tooth. It is a benign slow growing tumor that is less infiltrative than an ameloblastoma but tends to expand bone. Surgical treatment with excision followed by curettage seems to be the most appropriate therapeutic option. The objective of this presentation is to report a case of ameloblastic fibroma of the mandible body in a 14-year-old woman, to make a brief review of the literature about its differential diagnosis and its clinical and histologic features and the treatment.
