| Issue |
J Oral Med Oral Surg
Volume 24, Number 4, December 2018
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 163 - 166 | |
| Section | Cas clinique / Short case report | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/mbcb/2018011 | |
| Published online | 17 December 2018 | |
Short Case Report
Unicystic ameloblastoma mimicking a dentigerous cyst: short case report
1
Odontology Department, AP-HP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
2
Department of Maxillofacial surgery, AP-HP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
* Correspondence: martin.gaudinat@gmail.com
Received:
20
January
2018
Accepted:
18
May
2018
Observation: This case reports an unusual morphology and localisation of ameloblastoma that imitates a dentigerous cyst on an inclused mandibular canine. Comments: Ameloblastoma is a local odontogenic benign tumour which often relapse. It is usually described in its polycystic form in the posterior mandibular part.
Key words: unicystic ameloblastoma / dentigerous cyst
© The authors, 2018
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