title: Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma of the maxilla: case report.
abstract: A 7-year-old girl presenting with proptosis was referred for management of a partially ossified mass occupying the right maxillary sinus. A complete enucleation was performed after the histological diagnosis given in frozen section as ameloblastic fibro-odontoma. Ameloblastic fibro-odontomas occur predominantly in children and young adults. The mandibular molar-ramus area is the favored location and radiographically, these lesions are well circumscribed and lucent-opaque. The tumor mass is composed of a myxoid connective tissue with strands of odontogenic epithelium and differentiated tissues such as enamel and dentin. The treatment is a conservative surgical procedure due to benign biological behavior.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pabuccuoglu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gunbay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarioglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aktas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000473:pathology*