Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible: A Case Report

Abstract

Amelo blastoma is a neoplasm that originates from odontogenic epithelium. It is the second most common neoplasm of the oral cavity. Uni cystic ameloblastomas refer to those cystic lesions that show clinical, radio graphic, or gross features of a jaw cyst, but on histologic examination show a typical ameloblastomatous epithelium lining part of the cyst cavity, with or without luminal and/ or mural growth. Even though the lesion is not that aggressive as the solid ameloblastoma, an accurate diagnosis should be made. This lesion needs to be treated more aggressively than any other periapical lesions. This study shows that the term 'uni cystic ameloblastoma' is derived from the macro and microscopic appearance, the lesion being a well defined, often large monocystic cavity with a lining, focally but rarely entirely composed of odontogenic(ameloblastomatous epithettlium).Clinically, ameloblastoma appears as an aggressive tumor of the odontogenic tumor, more often asymptomatic, slow growing with no evidence of swelling.