Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma: expansile mixed radiolucent lesion in the posterior maxilla: a case report.
Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma (AFO) is a benign tumor that displays properties of both ameloblastic fibroma and compound odontoma. Often, AFO presents clinically as a hamartoma or immature odontoma; however, the tumor can also present with progressive growth causing bone destruction and significant deformity, acting more like a true neoplasm. We report a case of a locally aggressive AFO in the posterior maxilla of a 7-year-old girl and discuss the clinical, radiographic, histopathologic, and conservative therapeutic approach to this locally aggressive tumor.
Zouhary
Kenneth J
KJ
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Said-Al-Naief
Nasser
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Waite
Peter D
PD
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009810:Odontoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D011859:Radiography