Publication: Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible: A Case Report
Date
2022
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Ameloblastomas of jaws are benign odontogenic tumors of epithelial origin with four clinical variants: solid multicystic type, unicystic type, desmoplastic type, and extraosseous type. The incidence rate of ameloblastoma is 0.92 per million person-years. Unicystic ameloblastoma refers to those cystic lesions that show clinical and radiologic characteristics of an odontogenic cyst but shows a typical ameloblastomatous epithelium lining part of the cyst cavity, with or without luminal and/or mural tumor proliferation on histological examination. Here is a unique case of unicystic ameloblastoma involving the mandible in a 70-year-old patient. The case was managed by segmental mandibulectomy and flap repair. Unicystic ameloblastoma accounts for only 13% of all known cases in scientific literature. Considering the rarity of the lesion, the purpose of presenting this report on a clinical case is to emphasize the importance of radiological evaluation and histopathological examination for the diagnosis of ameloblastoma.
Description
Sushil Rayamajhi
Department of Medicine, Swacon International Hospital, Rudramati Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sunita Shrestha
Department of Medicine, All Nepal Hospital Pvt. Ltd, Samakhusi, Kathmandu, Nepal
Samata Shakya
Department of Medicine, All Nepal Hospital Pvt. Ltd, Samakhusi, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sagar Bhandari
Department of Medicine, All Nepal Hospital Pvt. Ltd, Samakhusi, Kathmandu, Nepal
Anu Radha Twayana
Department of Medicine, Bhaktapur Hospital, Dudhpati , Bhaktapur,Nepal
Kopila Shahi
ZH Sikder Women’s Medical College and Hospital, Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Keywords
Ameloblastoma, Odontogenic cysts, Odontogenic tumors, Segmental mandibulectomy