title: Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma.
abstract: A case of an ameloblastic fibrosarcoma in the mandible is described. The primary tumor was seen in a 5-year-old child. In spite of repeated surgical interventions, the tumor recurred three times within a one and a half year period, but not metastases have been observed. The difficulties in arriving at a correct diagnosis for this rare tumor involving the mandible are discussed. The treatment of choice seems to be radical surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sözeri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ataman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruacan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gedikoglu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology