Recurrent unicystic ameloblastoma in mandibular anterior teeth area.
- Author:
Byung Do LEE
1
;
Wan LEE
;
Jin Hoa KIM
;
Dong Hoon CHOI
;
Jun Young PAENG
;
Eun Cheol KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Jeonbuk, Korea. eebydo@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ameloblastoma, Mandible, Tumor
- MeSH:
Ameloblastoma;
Humans;
Tooth
- From:Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
2008;38(2):121-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) is a variant of the solid or multicystic ameloblastoma, a less encountered variant of the ameloblastoma. It appears more frequently in the second or third decade with no sexual or racial predilection. It is almost exclusively encountered asymptomatically in the posterior mandible. We report a case of a 43-year old patient with UA, who had previously undergone a surgical treatment on the same site about 1 year ago, this lesion recurred and presented as an exophytic gingival lesion in the anterior mandibular region.
