Recurrent ameloblastic fibroma

Carr, Ronald F.; Halperin, Victor; Wood, Carroll; Krust, Louis; Schoen, Jonathan

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(70)90414-7

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“…(Table 1). The median age of the nine patients was 9 years (range, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]; six were female and three male. All patients were white.…”

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Mixed odontogenic tumors: An analysis of 23 new cases

Hansen

Ficarra

1988

Head Neck

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The ameloblastic fibroma, ameloblastic fibrodentinoma, and ameloblastic fibro‐odontoma are mixed odontogenic tumors that are considered to arise from both epithelial and mesenchymal elements of the tooth germ. This article presents the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of 23 new cases. The patients' ages ranged from 3 to 19 years (median 9). Most tumors were asymptomatic and were associated with an unerupted tooth or teeth. All patients were treated with simple enucleation of the tumor. We found that histologically these lesions comprise a spectrum. Some were probably benign odontogenic tumors (neoplasms) and others were odontomas undergoing maturation (hamartomas); however, in any given case we were, on histologic grounds, unable to differentiate the two. The majority, if not all, of our cases were nonaggressive with little or no tendency to recur, whereas some reported cases have exhibited local aggressiveness and recurrence, suggestive of neoplasia. In our opinion, it is clinically important to distinguish the mixed odontogenic tumors from ameloblastoma since the mixed tumors, found mostly in children, are relatively benign when compared to ameloblastoma, which is found in all age groups (usually adults). The usually innocuous behavior of these lesions does not justify aggressive treatment initially, and simple enucleation should be appropriate in most cases.

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“…(Table 1). The median age of the nine patients was 9 years (range, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]; six were female and three male. All patients were white.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mixed odontogenic tumors: An analysis of 23 new cases

Hansen

Ficarra

1988

Head Neck

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“…Therefore, these findings do not support the concept of AF developing into AFO and eventually into complex odontomas. The neoplastic nature of AF is often suggested by the fact that some of these tumors could recur following surgery (12,(14)(15)(16) and that malignant transformation from a pre-existing AF has been occasionally reported (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). Of the four recurrent AFs presented here, two revealed unequivocal evidence of sarcomatous transformation of the previously benign mesenchymal tumor Figure 7 Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma showing similar features of ameloblastic fibroma, but also containing dentin and enamel matrix (arrows).…”

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“…The neoplastic nature of AF is often suggested by the fact that some of these tumors could recur following surgery (12, 14–16) and that malignant transformation from a pre‐existing AF has been occasionally reported (17–22). Of the four recurrent AFs presented here, two revealed unequivocal evidence of sarcomatous transformation of the previously benign mesenchymal tumor component.…”

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Ameloblastic fibroma and related lesions: a clinicopathologic study with reference to their nature and interrelationship

Chen

Gao

et al. 2005

J Oral Pathology Medicine

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“…One patient was of particular interest since the tumor recurred twice (45). Another 13 cases of recurrent AF have been reported (24,(57)(58)(59)(60)(61). Although there are no specific clinicopathological findings to predict the recurrence, the mean time between initial treatment and recurrence was 4 years, ranging from 6 months (24) to 23 years (60).…”

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