OPIS PRZYPADKU
Twenty-year follow-up after curettage treatment for
ameloblastoma – a case report and literature review
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Department Otolaryngology with the Maxillofacial Surgery Subdivision, Provincial Integrated Hospital
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Division of Oral Surgery, Medical University of Gdańsk, Polska
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Individual Dental Practice Patrycja Warmowska, Polska
Data nadesłania: 27-06-2024
Data akceptacji: 09-09-2024
Data publikacji: 10-12-2024
Autor do korespondencji
Ewa Barbara Wierchoła-Dzięgo
Department Otolaryngology with the Maxillofacial Surgery Subdivision, Provincial Integrated Hospital, 146 Królewiecka Street, 82-300, Elbląg
Prosthodontics 2024;74(4):339-344
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Ameloblastoma is the most common odontogenic tumor and generally arises inside the bone. It is locally invasive, typically localized at the angle of the mandible. The nature of this lesion is benign. It is usually an asymptomatic, slow-growing, and painless tumor. Treatment depends on the type and histopathological subtype of the lesion.Due to the WHO classification from 2022, 5 basic types of ameloblastoma are discerned: ameloblastoma - unicystic type, ameloblastoma - extraosseous/peripheral type, ameloblastoma - conventional (in classification from 2005 solid/multicystic type), adenoid ameloblastoma and 5) metastasizing ameloblastoma. The most common type is the conventional type, and then the unicystic type. Treatment is primarily surgical.
We present a rare case of a patient with unicystic ameloblastoma as an accidental discovery during the surgical removal of the lower third molar and a 20-year follow-up. This case highlights the importance of diagnostic methods and difficulties in the treatment of a patient with ameloblastoma.