Ameloblastic Fibroma
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Ameloblastic fibroma is a benign jaw tumor of children (up to 25 years).
Properties[edit | edit source]
- rare
- grows slowly, enlarges the jaw (more often the mandible)
- does not hurt
- frequently occurs in the area of the canines and molars
- grows centrally in the bone , grows expansively (cortical bone often disappears completely)
- sometimes relapses
- on X-ray it looks like a limited brightening
- formed by proliferating epithelium, surrounded by mesenchymal tissue
Microscopy[edit | edit source]
- various islands of cells formed in the fine connective tissue (alveolar, branching trees, etc.)
- around sparse reticulum / fine connective tissue
- http://old.patologie.info/vip/preparat.php?detail=536
Links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- LIŠKA, Karel. Orofacial pathology. 1st edition. 1983. ISBN 3180840161 .
