Tratamiento de ameloblastoma multiquístico con autoinjerto vascularizado de peroné.

Ameloblastoma is a benign neoplasm of epithelial origin, in relation with its place of occurrence in most cases occur between the cortical plates that make up the jaw, being the place of most frequency the jaw, rarely presented extraosseous manner, and usually are located in the gingiva. In terms of age the tumor may appear at any age but is often diagnosed between the fourth and fifth decade of life. There is no predilection regarding with any particular sex but has a somewhat higher preference in males. A variety of surgical alternatives according to histological type and size of ameloblastoma which are well documented in various reports existed. In this report we present the case of an adult patient who underwent an hemimandibulectomy, followed by reconstruction of the bone defect with a preformed titanium plate and a vascularized fibular autograft. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]