Ameloblastoma
Presentation
Painless jaw swelling since one month.
Patient Data
Age: 45
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ameloblastoma
X-ray
OPG (right side)
Bubbly well circumscribed lesion in the mandible.
From the case:
Ameloblastoma
CT
Oblique bone window
Bubbly well circumscribed lesion in the mandible, suggestive of ameloblastoma.
Case Discussion
Ameloblastomas (previously known as an adamantinoma of the jaw) are benign, locally aggressive tumors that arise from the mandible, or less commonly from the maxilla.