Central plexiform ameeloblastoma with exophytic growth a rare case report with review of literature

Autor: Raghavendra M Shetty, Vidya Iyer, Sujata Rath, Sunaina Shetty
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: ANNALS AND ESSENCES OF DENTISTRY. 2:106-111
ISSN: 0976-156X
0975-8798
DOI: 10.5368/aedj.2010.2.2.106-111.pdf
Popis: Ameloblastomas are predominantly benign, intra-osseous odontogenic tumors and mucosal involvement is a rare secondary phenomenon, occurring only after a long period of intra-osseous growth and bone expansion. This article presents a case report of an eleven year old male patient with a large plexiform ameloblastoma which invaded the soft tissues, presented as an exophytic growth in the mandibular anterior region with radiographic feature of a large unilocular radiolucenc y and displaced mandibular left central incisor. The management comprised of surgical removal of ameloblastoma under local anesthesia along with extraction of displaced mandibular left central incisor.
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