Ameloblastic fibroma: a case report.

The clinical and histopathologic features of a case of ameloblastic fibroma in a 9-year-old boy has been presented along with a review of the literature. The tumor responded to conservative surgical treatment and there was no recurrence one year postoperatively. Analysis of the literature suggests that the tumor may have a higher potential for recurrence than is generally appreciated. In addition, the possibility of maturational differentiation and/or malignant transformation should be recognized. The importance of early and accurate diagnosis, prompt treatment, and long-term followup is emphasized. J. he ameloblastic fibroma is an uncommon, benign, mixed odontogenic neoplasm. It is the least differentiated of the odontogenic mixed tumors in that the neoplastic elements do not characteristically produce dentin or enamel matrix, the hallmark of the more differentiated tumors. Biologically, it is generally regarded as being less aggressive than the ameloblastoma, a feature which must be considered in the rational treatment and management of the patient with this tumor.