Peripheral Ameloblastic Fibroma: Report of a Rare Case

Kalantari, Mahsa; Samieirad, Sahand; Kalantari, Parisa

Peripheral Ameloblastic Fibroma: Report of a Rare Case

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Mahsa Kalantari ¹

Sahand Samieirad ²

Parisa Kalantari ³

¹ Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kerman Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

² Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mashhad university of medical science, Mashhad dental school, Mashhad, Iran.

³ Postgraduate Student, Dept. of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kerman Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

Abstract

Ameloblastic fibroma is a rare mixed odontogenic tumor mostly occurring in the posterior region of the mandible. The peripheral variant is very rare and to the best of our knowledge, only three cases have been reported in the English literature. In this report, we describe a case of peripheral ameloblastic fibroma in a 54-year-old woman with two years of follow-up. Keywords ● Ameloblastic fibroma ● Gingiva ● Peripheral