Unicystic Ameloblastoma : A critical appraisal
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Date
2000
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Robinson and Martinez first introduced the entity of unicystic ameloblastoma n 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 rnacro- 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.
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Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)
Keywords
Unicystic Ameloblastoma, Biopsy