Ameloblastoma: A Clinicopathological Retrospective study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinicopathological features from a series of ameloblastomas diagnosed and treated in our department. Study Design: The records of all ameloblastoma patients were revisited and their clinical and radiological and histological information were obtained. Data were descriptively analyzed and a compared with respect to different ameloblastoma subtypes. Results: Thirty ameloblastomas composed the final sample, including 24 (72.5%) solid/multicystic, 4(12%) unicystic, 1 (3%) desmoplastic and 1 (3%) peripheral ameloblastomas. Mean age of the affected patients was 38 years of life an. Most tumors presented as multilocularradiolucencies and were located in the posterior mandible and showed the follicular and plexiform histological patterns.. Conclusions: The clinicopathological features of the ameloblastomapatients in our study group were almost similar to the studies done on other worldwide populations.
Authors and Affiliations
1. Altaf H Malik, . Syed Wakeel Andrabi, Ajaz A Shah, . Ab Latief Najar, Shahid Hassan
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