Author(s):
1. Sanaa Ahmed:
Department of Oral Medicine, Sindh institute of Oral Health Sciences, JSMU, Karachi, Pakistan
2. Zahid Ali:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
3. Talha Bin Saeed:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract:
Ameloblastoma, is the commonest odontogenic tumor. Solid ameloblastoma is the most common aggressive type with highest recurrence rate. Treatment varies from enucleation, curettage to resection of the jaw and depends upon clinical behavior, age of patient and site. We present a series of five cases of Ameloblastoma in young patients, managed from July 2012 to June 2013, by using inferior border as a guide to reduce morbidity. Patients with less than 35 years of age and having intact inferior border of mandible underwent enucleation while jaw resection was done in patients with absorbed inferior border of mandible. Four patients underwent enucleation with recurrence in one case while one patient underwent hemimandibulectomy with no recurrence. All five patients, still being followed up, are tumor free since the treatment up to two years post-treatment.
Page(s):
194-197
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Khyber Medical University Journal, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Year: 2016
Keywords:
Ameloblastoma MeSH
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Inferior Border of Mandible NonMeSH
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Mandibular Neoplasms MeSH
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Neoplasm Recurrence Local MeSH
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Case Series NonMeSH
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