Ameloblastic fibroma in a 7-week-old infant: A case report and review of the literature

Mosby, Edward L.; Russell, David H.; Noren, Scott; Barker, Bruce F.

doi:10.1016/s0278-2391(98)90118-5

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“…Lysell and Sund [13] proposed the incomplete primary removal as a reason of recurrence in their cases. This was supported by Mosby et al [14] explaining that after the complete removal of a tumour clinically, this could not be stated at a cellular level. They suggested conservative removal of AF and modified block resection of any recurrence.…”

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An Aggressive Ameloblastic Fibroma in Maxilla of a 5-Year-Old Child—Reconstruction of the Defect with Buccal Flap Advancement—A Conservative Approach

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Sharma²,

Sharma³

et al. 2015

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Ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is a rare tumour of mixed odontogenic origin that can occur either in mandible or maxilla but is most frequently found in the posterior region of mandible. Age of occurrence is generally between first and second decades of life. It is often mistaken for a dentigerous cyst due to presence of an impacted tooth. The diagnosis of AF usually occurs accidentally by routine radiographic examination for an impacted tooth. Histologically it consists of odontogenic ectomesenchyme resembling the dental papilla, epithelium resembling dental lamina and enamel organ without dental hard tissues. There is controversy in the literature as to whether the treatment should be conservative or a radical resection should be done. A conservative treatment strategy, such as enucleation and curettage, is usually sufficient. We describe a case of massive ameloblastic fibroma in a 5-year-old child with an unusual position in maxillary posterior region and without any impacted tooth. Surgical resection of the tumor through Weber Ferguson approach was done under GA with 2 years of follow-up without any recurrence.

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An Aggressive Ameloblastic Fibroma in Maxilla of a 5-Year-Old Child—Reconstruction of the Defect with Buccal Flap Advancement—A Conservative Approach

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Sharma³

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“…Ameloblastic fibroma is a rare tumor, accounting for only 2.5% of odontogenic tumors 2,5) . The average age of presentation is in the teenage years 2,5) .…”

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“…AF exhibits somewhat slow clinical growth, is well encapsulated and shows an innocuous benign behavior, according to most studies [3][4][5] . A conservative treatment strategy, such as enucleation and curettage, is generally the treatment of choice, and the prognosis of these tumors is reported to be good 3,5) . On the other hand, some researchers believe that AF is more aggressive than had been thought and a more radical therapy is needed on the basis of reviewing recurrent or malignantly transformed cases in the literature 6,7) .…”

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Successful Conservative Surgical Treatment of Ameloblastic Fibroma in the Posterior Maxilla : A Case Report

Lee¹,

Ahn²,

Lee³

et al. 2013

THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF PEDTATRIC DENTISTRY

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Ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is a rare odontogenic ectomesenchymal tumor that is frequently seen in the first two decades of life, and occurs in the mandible. The most proper management of AF has been a recent topic of debate because of its recurrence and malignant transformation. This report describes AF in a 4-year-old male, which was a unilocular radiolucency on the maxillary right primary molar area with a scalloped border and corticated margin. The tumor was treated conservatively with enucleation and curettage, and the decision was made to preserve the right primary second molar. A biopsy confirmed it as AF. During the 43 months of followup, the patient had no evidence of recurrence or malignant transformation. Moreover, the radiographic examination revealed the generation of tooth germ to be a permanent second premolar. This report shows a case of AF in the posterior maxilla of a 4-year-old boy and discusses the conservative therapeutic approach to this tumor.Therefore, the age of the patients should be an important consideration when choosing conservative or radical surgery in a young AF patient. Key words : Ameloblastic fibroma, Mixed odontogenic tumor, Enucleation AbstractCorresponding author : Sungchul Choi

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“…AF has been reported in patients aged 7 weeks to 51 years (6,7), but the tumor is considered a tumor of childhood and adolescence and occur almost exclusively in the first and second decades of life (6,(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). In the majority of cases, the lesion arises in the mandible and patients present as a slow-growing, painless lesion and/or failure of the tooth eruption (8)(9)(10)(11)(12).…”

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Maxillary ameloblastic fibroma: a case report

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Ameloblastic fibroma is a relatively rare benign odontogenic tumor in which both the epithelial and ectomesenchymal components are neoplastic. An 8-year-old Caucasian boy was referred to the dentist for evaluation of failed eruption of the maxillary left first molar. The panoramic radiograph showed a well-circumscribed unilocular radiolucency involving an unerupted maxillary left first permanent molar. The lesion was enucleated and the material was sent for histopathologic examination. Microscopically, it was composed by cords and islands of odontogenic epithelium in a myxoid cell-rich stroma that closely resemble the dental papilla with histopathological diagnosis of ameloblastic fibroma. After 24 months of follow-up no recurrence was observed and the maxillary left first molar erupted spontaneously through the buccal mucosa and was aligned with a fixed orthodontic appliance. This case emphasized the importance of careful differential diagnosis of intraosseous oral lesions and reported a rarity of the lesion and its atypical location.

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Ameloblastic fibroma in a 7-week-old infant: A case report and review of the literature

Cited by 37 publications

References 12 publications

An Aggressive Ameloblastic Fibroma in Maxilla of a 5-Year-Old Child—Reconstruction of the Defect with Buccal Flap Advancement—A Conservative Approach

An Aggressive Ameloblastic Fibroma in Maxilla of a 5-Year-Old Child—Reconstruction of the Defect with Buccal Flap Advancement—A Conservative Approach

Successful Conservative Surgical Treatment of Ameloblastic Fibroma in the Posterior Maxilla : A Case Report

Maxillary ameloblastic fibroma: a case report

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