ABSTRACT
Ameloblastoma is the most common odontogenic tumour of odontogenic epithelial origin. The objective of this study is to investigate if there is any dominant subtype at a specific location, size or radiological imaging appearance. This is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach. The samples for this study were determined by histopathological subtype and then correlated with location, size and radiological appearance from medical records. Based on data from 25 samples, this study showed that in the mandible the most frequent subtype has the follicular pattern. In terms of tumour size, the smallest group (<5 cm) was dominated by the plexiform pattern while the largest size (>5 cm) was dominated by the follicular pattern. Tumours with multilocular appearance were dominated by the follicular pattern while those with unilocular appearance contained follicular and plexiform patterns in equal proportions. The follicular pattern was the most frequently found in the mandible, in large size tumours and in multilocular radiological appearance.
