Management of a massive mandibular ameloblastoma

Ameloblastomas are rare tumours of the jaw. They are usually asymptomatic so, generally, present late. Treatment is predominantly surgical, although some controversy exists over the choice of radical or conservative surgery. A 79‐year‐old woman presented to the Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese Univ...

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Published inAnnals of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 156 - 158
Main Authors Chiu, Tor‐Wo, Ying, Shun‐Yuen, Pang, Chi‐Wang, Ho, Wai‐Sun, Burd, Andrew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2004
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ameloblastoma
mandible reconstruction
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Summary:Ameloblastomas are rare tumours of the jaw. They are usually asymptomatic so, generally, present late. Treatment is predominantly surgical, although some controversy exists over the choice of radical or conservative surgery. A 79‐year‐old woman presented to the Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, unable to eat because of a massive mandibular ameloblastoma that had grown over a decade. The lesion was excised and the mandible was reconstructed with a reconstruction plate. The patient made a good recovery and was able to eat a soft diet.
ISSN:1028-4001
1442-2034
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2034.2004.00217.x