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Recurrent ameloblastoma of the infratemporal fossa: diagnostic implications and a review of the literature

¹ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India; ² Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India; ³ Department of Oral Pathology, DY Patil Dental College, Pune, India; ⁴ Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, New Jersey Dental School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA

^* Correspondence to: Dr Ajit Auluck, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore 575001, Karnataka, India; Email: drajitauluck{at}gmail.com

Received 26 July 2006; revised 30 October 2006; accepted 20 November 2006

It is unusual for odontogenic tumours such as ameloblastoma to occur in the infratemporal fossa. Although these odontogenic tumours usually arise in jaws, they can infiltrate into the infratemporal region, pterygomaxillary space or fissure, invading soft tissues by way of extension. A case of recurrent ameloblastoma in the infratemporal fossa region arising from an extension of the lesion from the site of previous occurrence in the right mandibular body is reported.

Keywords: odontogenic tumour; benign tumour; computed tomography