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    Ameloblastoma of the mandible: A radiological and clinical study at the University of the Western Cape Oral Health Centre
    (University of the Western Cape, 2019) Ranchod, Sanjay; Morkel, Jean
    Ameloblastoma is the most common benign tumour of odontogenic origin and presents five times more in the mandible than in the maxilla (Reichardt et al. 1995). Although benign, it exhibits an invasive behavioural growth pattern with a high rate of recurrence if not managed appropriately. Ameloblastoma occurs in all age groups, but is most common in patients between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Males and females are equally affected. Clinically, ameloblastoma presents as a slow-growing, painless tumour, which if left untreated, can grow to enormous proportions. Radiographically, the lesion presents as either multilocular or unilocular radiolucency. The internal appearance of multilocular lesions may resemble a soap-bubble, honeycomb or spider-like pattern. Combinations of these patterns are not unusual.
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    Unicystic ameloblastoma: A critical appraisal
    (2000) Singh, Suvir; Shear, M
    Robinson and Martinez first introduced the entity of unicystic ameloblastoma in 1977. Since then numerous case reports and series have been published. The evidence suggests that a more conservative approach can be used successfully to treat the unicystic ameloblastoma. The term unicystic is derived from the macro- and microscopic appearance of the lesion, whereas the term unilocular is used in radiological interpretation to describe a radiolucency having one loculus or compartment. Much confusion stems from the fact that a unicystic ameloblastoma might appear not only as a unilocular lesion, but also as what is often interpreted as a multilocular bone defect.