Maxillary ameloblastoma: Report of three cases

Abstract

The purpose of this report was to analyse surgical methods for treatment of maxillary ameloblastoma and present three cases from our clinical practice in the postoperative period from 1,5 to 3,5 years. We present three patients with maxillary ameloblastoma with different etiology - two male patients and one female child. The location of ameloblastoma next to the maxillary sinus and nasal cavity indicates long-term and asymptomatic growth and comprises difficulties in clinical and X - ray examination. Ameloblastomas in posterior maxilla are very aggressive, more rapidly penetrate adjacent tissues and treatment must be radical. Subtotal resection of maxilla was carried out in all three patients, because this surgical method successfully eradicates tumor and minimizes the possibility for recurrences.

Keywords

• maxillary ameloblastoma
• maxillary sinus
• subtotal resection