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odontoameloblastoma

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am·e·lo·blas·tic o·don·to·ma

a benign mixed odontogenic tumor composed of an undifferentiated component histologically identical to an ameloblastoma and a well-differentiated component identical to an odontoma; appears as a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion and presents clinically as an ameloblastoma.
Synonym(s): odontoameloblastoma
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ameloblastic fibro-odontoma

A benign, occasionally aggressive tumour of young adults affecting the posterior jaw, which is characterised by a prominent ameloblastoma-like epithelial component.

Imaging
Unilocular or multilocular; well-circumscribed, corticated border; mixed radiolucency/radio-opacity.
 
Management
Simple curettage; recurrences are rare.

DiffDx
Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma has features of ameloblastic fibroma, but in addition they have enamel and dentin deposition.
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am·e·lo·blas·tic o·don·to·ma

(am'ěl'ō-blas'tik ō'don-tō'mă)
Benign mixed odontogenic tumor composed of an undifferentiated component histologically identical to an ameloblastoma and a well-differentiated component identical to an odontoma; appears as a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion and presents clinically as an ameloblastoma.
Synonym(s): odontoameloblastoma.
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