title: Treatment of an extensive unicystic ameloblastoma in a 7-year-old child: the best approach?
abstract: Ameloblastoma is a benign, slow-growing neoplasm of the jaw that arises from odontogenic epithelium. We present the case of a 7-year-old girl with a unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible, and describe our approach to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU, Brazil; Program of Specific Care of Oral Diseases - PROCEDE, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU, Brazil. Electronic address: luizfbpaulo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L F B
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: de Paulo
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU, Brazil.
authors.forename: M T F
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU, Brazil.
authors.forename: Á R
authors.initials: ÁR
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU, Brazil.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zanetta-Barbosa
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Marsupialization; Quality of life; Unicystic ameloblastoma