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Case History: 60-year-old female presented with complaint of swelling of left mandible.
Case History: A 60-year-old female presented with complaint of swelling over left mandible.
Ameloblastoma is classically seen as a multiloculated (80%), expansive "soap-bubble" lesion, with well-demarcated borders and no matrix calcification.
On MRI, ameloblastomas demonstrate a mixed solid and cystic pattern, with a thick irregular wall, often with solid papillary structures projecting into the lesion.
Ameloblastomas are benign, locally aggressive tumors that arise from the mandible, or less commonly from the maxilla.
Ameloblastomas are the second most common odontogenic tumor (odontoma is the most common) and account for up to one-third of such cases.
Ameloblastomas typically occur as hard painless lesions near the angle of the mandible in the region of the 3rd molar tooth.