Key result
Hemimandibulectomy with metal stent reconstruction treats large mandibular ameloblastoma in an 8-year-old.
Why the study?
Ameloblastoma is rare in children, typically affecting patients in their third and fourth decades of life.
Radical surgery may be required for voluminous ameloblastoma in children despite general recommendations for conservative treatment to preserve bone stock.
Voluminous pediatric ameloblastomas may require radical resection despite conservative preferences; leaves open optimal reconstruction and growth outcomes.
Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumour with a high potential for recurrence. It mainly affects patients between the third and fourth decades of life. It is a rare condition in children. The authors report a case of ameloblastoma in an 08-year-old child. The particularity of this observation lies in the paediatric age, the histological type and the voluminous size of the tumour An 08-year-old child presented with a mandibular swelling that had been present since the age of 05. A CT scan revealed a voluminous polygeodic cystic image extending from the left ascending ramus to the right horizontal ramus. A hemimandiblectomy was performed with immediate reconstruction using a metal stent. Post-operative follow-up was favourable after an average follow-up of 06 months Although conservative surgical treatment is recommended in children in order to preserve bone stock, the size of the tumour and the type of radiological image would be aspects that would require radical surgery
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MARTIAL et al. (2026) studied this question. An 08-year-old with large mandibular ameloblastoma underwent hemimandiblectomy with metal stent reconstruction; tumor size necessitated radical surgery despite pediatric age.
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