10.6084/m9.figshare.6967655.v1
Joyce Natiele da SILVA
Joyce Natiele da
SILVA
Cassiano Nogueira dos SANTOS
Cassiano Nogueira dos
SANTOS
André Caroli ROCHA
André Caroli
ROCHA
Marina Lara de CARLI
Marina Lara de
CARLI
João Adolfo Costa HANEMANN
João Adolfo Costa
HANEMANN
Alessandro Antônio Costa PEREIRA
Alessandro Antônio Costa
PEREIRA
Extensive ameloblastoma in young patient: 5-year follow-up with no recurrence using conservative treatment
SciELO journals
2018
Ameloblastoma
Recurrence
Therapy
2018-08-15 02:42:40
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Extensive_ameloblastoma_in_young_patient_5-year_follow-up_with_no_recurrence_using_conservative_treatment/6967655
<div><p>ABSTRACT Ameloblastoma is a benign, odontogenic tumor that, due to its low rate of incidence, slow growth and local invasiveness, can be treated with a variety of surgical approaches, ranging from conservative to radical procedures. The conventional variant of ameloblastoma, though, is more aggressive and common, presenting a higher rate of recurrence than the unicystic and extraosseous/peripheral types; usually, the treatment of choice for this variant employs more invasive procedures. This report is of a 13-year-old male patient who presented with a swelling on the posterior mandibular region, on the left side of his face. Intraoral examination revealed lingual displacement of teeth 36 and 37. The clinical, radiographic and histopathological analyses confirmed the diagnosis of ameloblastoma (plexiform histological type). The patient was treated with curettage and peripheral osteotomy and a 5-year follow-up examination showed the area to have healed completely, with no evidence of recurrence. Consequently, although the clinical management of ameloblastoma is often based on invasive surgical approaches, large tumors treated with conservative surgery are less aesthetically and functionally impaired, and may demonstrate good prognosis with no recurrence in the 5-year follow-up period, as in the case reported here.</p></div>