Small incipient lesions may be mistaken for a common periapical granuloma or cyst and the tooth may be treated endodontically or extracted with the lesion going undiagnosed or inadequately treated.

Three boys (ages 10, 13, and 15) with confirmed BRAF V600E mandibular ameloblastoma presented separately to a hospital. The tumors were all deemed to be "marginally resectable," and histopathologic ...