The significance of surgical therapy of symphyseal location of ameloblastoma of the mandible.
The symphyseal region of the mandible is the commonest site of location of ameloblastoma in Nigerian patients. The hazards of resection of the lesion together with the aesthetic defects and problems of reconstruction are discussed in light of the authors' experience.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods