1989 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 54-65
Abstract: Seventy-two cases of ameloblastoma were analyzed clinically, radiologically and histopathologically.
26 cases treated by means of marspialization were examined with regard to relationships between their clinical status and treatment effects.
Results were summarized as follows.
1) The age of the patients ranged from 6 to 74 years (average 35.5 years). The sample consisted of 38 males and 34 females.
2) Eighty-eight percent of cases were found in the mandible and 12% in the maxilla.
3) In clinical observation, 10 cases of the tumors were solid type, 40 cases, unicystic type and 22 cases, multicystic type.
4) In radiological observations, 13 cases were unioclar type and 59 cases were multioclar type.
5) In pathological observations, 36 cases were acanthoma type, 14 cases follicular type, 8 cases plexiform type, 8 cases stellate cell type, and 6 cases primitive type.
6) In terms of recurrent rate after each treatment, the segmental resection group had 6.7%, the partial resection group 9.1% and the conservative surgical group 59.3%.
7) Clinically, in the unicystic type with young patients, the tumor was reduced after marspialization. However, pathological and radiological status did not have any relationship with marspialization effects.
