A Case of Desmoplastic Ameloblastoma in the Mandibular Anterior Region

Abstract

We report a case of desmoplastic ameloblastoma （DA） in the mandible, which is a rare variant of ameloblastoma. The patient was a female in her 60s who was referred to our department due to a mass in her anterior mandible. Computed tomography （CT） and enhanced magnetic resonance （MR） imaging revealed a multifocal soft tissue mass in the mandibular premolars to the maxillary premolars. We performed mandibular marginal resection under general anesthesia and obtained a histopathologic diagnosis of DA. No disease recurrence has been detected in the two and a half years since the surgery.