Professional paper
Ameloblastic Fibroma: a Case Report With Five Years Follow-Up
Elif Bahar Tuna
; Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Gulsum Ak
; Department of Oral Surgery and Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Koray Gencay
; Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to describe a rare case of Ameloblastic Fibroma (AF) with atypical localization with long term follow-up period. The AF is a relatively rare benign mixed odontogenic tumour, which is extremely uncommon in the anterior maxillary region. It represents only 1-2% of all odontogenic tumors and males are slightly more frequently affected than females. It presents more frequently in the mandible than maxilla. The majority of AF’s are found in the posterior area of the mandible and painless, slow growing and usually asymptomatic but eventually expand the jaw. A 3 year-old girl with a chief complaint of painless swelling on the right maxillar area. Radiological evaluation revealed a well-circumscribed large lesion. The lesion was diagnosed as AF according to the histopathological fi ndings. She was treated by enucleation with no recurrence observed after a follow-up period of 5 years. After fi ve years, radiographs showed that the surgical defect had fi lled with new bone. A conservative approach, including enucleation and mechanical curettage of the surrounding tissue appeared to be successful for the patient. Although recurrence of AF is rare, regular reviews to monitor growth and development are required for the high potential of recurrence rates.
Keywords
Ameloblastic Fibroma; Maxilla; Unusual; Case Report; Odontogenic Tumors
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25873
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Publication date:
15.6.2008.
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