Question 52 · LDEK · Benign tumors
Indicate the false statement concerning fibro-odontoma:
- A. clinical course of fibro-odontoma is almost identical to the ameloblastic fibroma.
- B. treatment of choice is an enucleation of the tumor with a subsequent excavation of the surrounding bone.
- C. histogenesis, radiological image and tendency for relapse of fibro-odontoma are similar to those of ameloblastic fibroma.
- D. the most common location of fibro-odontoma is the lateral part of the mandible.
- E. the tumor is often accompanied by an impacted tooth, which might be responsible for false diagnosis of follicular cyst.
Hint
Ask what extra hard tissue the fibro-odontoma contains and how that changes its radiograph compared with ameloblastic fibroma.
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