UNICYSTIC AMELOBLASTOMA: A CASE REPORT

Unicystic ameloblastoma, a variant of ameloblastoma first described by robinson and martinez in 1977, refers to those cystic lesions that show clinical and radiologic characteristics of an odontogenic cyst but in histologic examination show a typical ameloblastomatous epithelium lining part of the cyst cavity, with or without luminal and/or mural tumor proliferation. it accounts for 5-15 % of all intraosseous ameloblastoma. unicystic ameloblastoma is believed to be less aggressive and responds more favorably to conservative surgery than the solid or multicystic ameloblastomas. in this case report, we will present 2 years follow-up of a 46-year-old female with unicystic ameloblastoma in the posterior maxilla treated with enucleation.