[ unicystic ameloblastoma with ameloblastic fibroma in wall [case report]]

ABSTRACT

Unicystic ameloblastoma is one type of ameloblastoma with different clinical, radiographic, pathologic and treatment response. The aim of this article is presenting a unicystic ameloblastoma with ameloblastic fibroma in its wall. A 16 year old boy with a painless expansion in the left side of mandible came into a maxillofacial surgery office. Radiographic views showed a unilocular lesion with involvement of mandibular border and root resorption. Aspiration was positive. Differential diagnosis consist of follicular cyst,odontogenic keratocyst and unicystic ameloblastoma. The lesion was removed with an exisional biopsy and curettage. This article reports a collision of unicystic ameloblastoma and ameloblastic fibroma. Treatment was based on exisional biopsy and curettage