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Ameloblastic carcinoma of the mandible: A case report
- Source :
- Imaging Science in Dentistry
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2020.
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Abstract
- Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare odontogenic malignant tumor with the histologic features of both ameloblastoma and carcinoma. It occurs more frequently in the mandible than in the maxilla and it may appear de novo or develop from a preexisting ameloblastoma or odontogenic cyst. Rapidly progressing, painful swelling is the most common symptom, and radiographically, it shows significant bone resorption and cortical perforation. This report described a case of ameloblastic carcinoma in a 45-year-old man who presented with swelling in the left mandible. The lesion showed combined features of benign findings, such as an expansile cortex with a distinct border, and malignant findings, such as a large exophytic mass with frank bone resorption. Excisional biopsy was performed and a final diagnosis of ameloblastic carcinoma was made.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
government.form_of_government
Perforation (oil well)
Case Report
Mandibular Neoplasms
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Ameloblastoma
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Odontogenic cyst
stomatognathic system
Biopsy
Radiography, Panoramic
Carcinoma
medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
General Dentistry
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Mandible
030206 dentistry
medicine.disease
Ameloblastic carcinoma
government
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22337830 and 22337822
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Imaging Science in Dentistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....63f8b123a5c8fda5fc5ce0b0c25541b7