Acta Scientific Otolaryngology (ASOL)

Case Report Volume 2 Issue 2

Ameloblastic Fibroma of the Maxilla - A Rare Case Report

Amrapali Keny Pawar1* and Vishakha Rane2

1Honorary, ENT Surgeon, V. N. Desai Municipal Hospital, Mumbai, India
2House Officer, ENT Surgeon, V. N. Desai Municipal Hospital, Mumbai, India

*Corresponding Author: Amrapali Keny Pawar, Honorary, ENT Surgeon, V.N. Desai Municipal Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Received: January 23, 2020; Published: January 30, 2020

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Abstract

  Ameloblastic fibroma is a benign odontogenic tumor. These are extremely rare benign neoplasm affecting usually young children. It is a mixed odontogenic, non-encapsulated tumor. Most common site of manifestation being the mandibular premolar-molar region.

   Here, we report a rare case of 60 years old male with a painless expansile swelling arising from the right maxilla which was subsequently diagnosed as ameloblastic fibroma.

Keywords: Here, we report a rare case of 60 years old male with a painless expansile swelling arising from the right maxilla which was subsequently diagnosed as ameloblastic fibroma.

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Citation

Citation: Amrapali Keny Pawar and Vishakha Rane. “Ameloblastic Fibroma of the Maxilla - A Rare Case Report". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 2.2 (2020): 21-23.




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