PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chauke, Nkhensani Yvonne
AU  - Sofianos, Chrysis
AU  - Liakos, Dimitri
AU  - Ndobe, Elias
TI  - A delayed presentation of ameloblastic fibrosarcoma in an African patient
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2017-220436
DP  - 2017 Aug 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr-2017-220436
VI  - 2017
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220436.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220436.full
AB  - A 24-year-old womanpresented with ameloblastic fibrosarcoma arising from ameloblastic fibroma. The delayed presentation accounted for the extensive destruction of the mandible and complete occlusion of her oral cavity. This resulted in an inability to eat and maintain oral hygiene. A multidisciplinary team management approach involved nutritional optimisation, segmental mandibulectomy, reconstruction with a reconstructive plate and a free anterolateral thigh flap to line the the floor of mouth. Functional and aesthetic outcome was acceptable, and the patient is planned for secondary free fibular flap bony reconstruction.