Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma (AFO) is a rare benign mixed odontogenic tumor. It is a slow-growing generally asymptomatic lesion and more prevalent in children and adolescents. This article presents interesting case of ameloblastic fibro-odontoma involving anterior maxilla of 15-year-old male patient. Occlusal radiograph showed a large, well-demarcated radiolucency with radiopaque areas and minia...

Here is described a case of ameloblastic fibrosarcoma (AFS) affecting the posterior mandible of a woman who was treated surgically and recovered without signs of recurrence or metastasis after 12 years of follow-up. Tumor sections were immunostained for cell cycle, epithelial and mesenchymal markers. Immunohistochemical analysis evidenced high Ki-67 positivity in stromal cells (mean of 20.9 cel...

Odontogenic tumors comprise a diverse group of lesions with varied clinical behaviour and histological patterns. Although ameloblastoma is the most common odontogenic tumor, it is a relatively rare tumor occurring in the jaws, representing only around one percent of oral tumours. It is a benign but locally invasive tumor and is more common in the mandible. These tumors usually present as slow g...