title: Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma: expansile mixed radiolucent lesion in the posterior maxilla: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Zouhary
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Said-Al-Naief
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Waite
mesh_terms: 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