%0 Journal Article
%T Anterior mandibular ameloblastoma
%A Ajay H. Bhandarwar
%A Girish D. Bakhshi
%A Ashok D. Borisa
%A Amol Wagh
%J Clinics and Practice
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/cp.2012.e30
%X Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumor. These are usually asymptomatic until a large size is attained. Ameloblastoma has tendency to spread locally and has a high recurrence rate. Majority of ameloblastomas (80%) arise from the mandible. Ameloblastoma arising from anterior mandibular region (symphysis- menti) is rare. Very few cases of midline anterior ameloblastomas are reported in the literature. They often require wide local excision. Reconstruction of mandible in these cases is challenging. We present a case of mandibular ameloblastoma arising from symphysis- menti. Patient underwent wide surgical excision of the tumor followed by immediate reconstruction using free fibular vascular flap, stabilized with titanium reconstructive plates. A brief case report ands review of literature is presented.
%K ameloblastoma
%K mandible
%K symphysismenti
%K fibula.
%U http://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/398