title: Intrabony ameloblastoma of the jaws. An analysis of 147 Thai patients.
abstract: In this study, 147 cases of intrabony ameloblastoma from the files of our departments were reviewed. Clinical findings showed an average age of 31.6 years and a sex ratio of 1.1:1. The average duration of the tumour was 2.7 years. The majority of the tumours, 93.9%, occurred in the mandible with 36.1% of the cases found in the molar area. Radiographically, 62.7% of the lesions were polycystic. Histopathologically, 49.0% had a follicular pattern. There seems to be no direct correlation between the histologic patterns and the radiographic appearances of the tumors but there is a slight indication that both monocystic and polycystic types tend to have the plexiform pattern, while the soap-bubble type tends to have the follicular pattern.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013785:Thailand