Ameloblastoma

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Member of the armed forces with jaw pain.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Large lucent, expansile left mandibular lesion with cortical breach. Absent dentition and a floating 2nd lower molar.

ct

Expansile lytic lesion involving the left body of the manible.  Both the lingual and buccal cortices are destroyed.

 

ct

3D giving a single image view of the destructive mass,  The 2nd left molar is floating.

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