title: Treatment of recurrent mandibular ameloblastoma with segmental resection and revascularized fibula free flap.
abstract: The adamantinoma is characterized by a high rate of local recurrence. Because of this peculiarity, radical treatment is generally preferred than conservative surgery. Resection with free margins is associated with lower risk of recurrence but is not recurrence free; thus, the importance of long and scrupulous follow-up is evident. The aim of this study was to present a patient with recurrent mandibular adamantinoma after box resection with safety margins of 1 cm that has necessitated of a segmental resection with 1-step reconstruction with revascularized fibula free flap.
authors.affiliation: Maxillo-facial Surgery Department of La Sapienza University, II Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Sant' Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Becelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morello
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matarazzo
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dominici
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed