title: [Clinical and radiographic analysis of 56 cases of mural ameloblastoma].
abstract: Fifty-six cases of mural ameloblastoma were ananlyzed clinically and radiographically. They were transformed by ameloblastomous changes from keratocyst, occuring in 28.2% of ameloblastoma. The disease was often seen in patients of 10-29 years old with a mean of 21.8. Most of them were seen in mandible (53/56), especially in ramus (40/50). The radiographic appearance is divided into three subtypes: (1) ramus-mandibular body pattern, including dentigerous (31/56) and non-dentigerous (9/56); (2) sub-apical pattern (12/56); (3) inter-radicular pattern (4/56). The mainpoint of radiographic diagnosis is the appearance of unilocular or multilocular radiolucency of similar size, located in ramus-mandibular body or mandibular body region. The large lesions have a tendency to expand along the mandible. The roots of teeth are absorbed apparently, demonstrating serrated or amputated appearance.
authors.affiliation: School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography