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Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma
Unicystic ameloblastoma is an odontogenic tumor that affects mainly young patients and usually involves the posterior region of the mandible. In this article, we report on the case a 12-year-old girl presenting with an 8-month history of facial swelling in her lower right quadrant. Radiographic exam...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998165/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30002933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6809758 |
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author | de Freitas, George Borja de Andrade, Evelyne Pedroza Neves, Riedel Frota Sá Nogueira dos Santos, Stefanny Torres da Costa Araújo, Daniella Cristina Montalli, Victor Ângelo |
author_facet | de Freitas, George Borja de Andrade, Evelyne Pedroza Neves, Riedel Frota Sá Nogueira dos Santos, Stefanny Torres da Costa Araújo, Daniella Cristina Montalli, Victor Ângelo |
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description | Unicystic ameloblastoma is an odontogenic tumor that affects mainly young patients and usually involves the posterior region of the mandible. In this article, we report on the case a 12-year-old girl presenting with an 8-month history of facial swelling in her lower right quadrant. Radiographic examination revealed a unilocular radiolucent lesion extending from the body of the mandible through to the angle and ascending ramus. An incisional biopsy was performed, and a diagnosis of luminal unicystic ameloblastoma was made based on clinicopathological features. The lesion was treated in two stages, namely, an initial conservative approach via decompression and subsequent excision. The patient has been followed up for 6 months without clinical and radiographic evidence of recurrence. In conclusion, conservative timely intervention combined with a conservative surgical approach has proven efficacious in the treatment of ameloblastoma in this young patient. |
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spelling | pubmed-59981652018-07-12 Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma de Freitas, George Borja de Andrade, Evelyne Pedroza Neves, Riedel Frota Sá Nogueira dos Santos, Stefanny Torres da Costa Araújo, Daniella Cristina Montalli, Victor Ângelo Case Rep Dent Case Report Unicystic ameloblastoma is an odontogenic tumor that affects mainly young patients and usually involves the posterior region of the mandible. In this article, we report on the case a 12-year-old girl presenting with an 8-month history of facial swelling in her lower right quadrant. Radiographic examination revealed a unilocular radiolucent lesion extending from the body of the mandible through to the angle and ascending ramus. An incisional biopsy was performed, and a diagnosis of luminal unicystic ameloblastoma was made based on clinicopathological features. The lesion was treated in two stages, namely, an initial conservative approach via decompression and subsequent excision. The patient has been followed up for 6 months without clinical and radiographic evidence of recurrence. In conclusion, conservative timely intervention combined with a conservative surgical approach has proven efficacious in the treatment of ameloblastoma in this young patient. Hindawi 2018-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5998165/ /pubmed/30002933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6809758 Text en Copyright © 2018 George Borja de Freitas et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report de Freitas, George Borja de Andrade, Evelyne Pedroza Neves, Riedel Frota Sá Nogueira dos Santos, Stefanny Torres da Costa Araújo, Daniella Cristina Montalli, Victor Ângelo Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma |
title | Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma |
title_full | Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma |
title_fullStr | Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma |
title_short | Approach and Treatment of Giant Luminal Unicystic Ameloblastoma |
title_sort | approach and treatment of giant luminal unicystic ameloblastoma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998165/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30002933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6809758 |
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