title: Ameloblastic fibroma in six-year-old male: Hamartoma or a true neoplasm.
abstract: Ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is an uncommon true mixed odontogenic tumor with a relative frequency between 1.5% and 4.5%. Recently, it has been proposed that two subtypes of AF exist: A neoplasm and a hamartomatous lesion. We report a case of AF in left mandibular posterior region in a 6-year-old male patient. The tumor showed unusual and aggressive features that suggested it was a true neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, National Dental College and Hospital, Derabassi, Mohali, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Chhavi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: Reena Sarkar
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bhola