title: Desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma in Malaysians.
abstract: Seventeen cases are reported of desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma of the jaws observed during the years 1967-1991. There were 12 females and 5 males, and these consisted of 7 Chinese, 6 Malays, 2 Indians, 1 Sikh and 1 Kadazan. Their ages at diagnosis ranged from 21-60 years with a mean of 36.6 years. There were 10 mandibular and 7 maxillary tumours. Of these, 14 cases involved the anterior segment with extension to the premolar region in 5 cases. 60% of cases were radiologically suggestive of fibro-osseous lesions. The main mode of treatment was resection and 1 case presented with recurrence. The findings of this study were compared with those of previous reports.
authors.affiliation: Division of Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Siar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003094:Collagen; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen