English

Abstract

Ameloblastoma is a slow-growing benign neoplasm that has a strong tendency to local invasion and that can grow to be quite large without metastasizing. Rare examples of distant metastasis of an ameloblastoma in lungs or regional lymph nodes do exist. It has an aggressive and recurrent course and is rarely metastatic. Radiographically it shares common features with other lesions such as the giant cell tumor, aneurysmal bone cyst, and renal cell carcinoma metastasis; a definitive diagnosis can only be made with histopathology. It appears most commonly in the third to fifth decades and with equal frequency between sexes. Ameloblastoma prevalently occurs in the mandibular molar and ramus areas. The patients usually present late after the tumor achieved considerable size to cause facial disfigurement. Recurrence frequently appears after inadequate treatment. Here we present a case of follicular Ameloblastoma in a 55 year old female patient who presented late with a swelling on the left side of the mandible. The complete en bloc surgical excision of the lesion along with enveloping mandible was done with no recurrence till date.