Case report of extragingival peripheral ameloblastoma in buccal mucosa

A peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) is a rare variant of ameloblastoma that generally occurs in the extraosseous region; an extragingival PA is extremely rare. There have been 5 cases reported of a PA occurring in the buccal mucosa and 1 in the oral floor. We present the sixth known case of extragingiva...

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Published in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 2009-10, Vol.108 (4), p.577-579
Main Authors: Isomura, Emiko Tanaka, DDS, PhD, Okura, Masaya, DDS, PhD, Ishimoto, Syunsuke, DDS, Yamada, Tomoaki, DDS, Ono, Yudai, DDS, Kishino, Mitsumobu, DDS, PhD, Kogo, Mikihiko, DDS, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
ameloblastoma
Ameloblastoma - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Buccal mucosa
Case reports
Cheek - pathology
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Mouth Mucosa - pathology
Mouth Neoplasms - diagnosis
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
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Summary:A peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) is a rare variant of ameloblastoma that generally occurs in the extraosseous region; an extragingival PA is extremely rare. There have been 5 cases reported of a PA occurring in the buccal mucosa and 1 in the oral floor. We present the sixth known case of extragingival PA in the buccal mucosa, which occurred in an 88-year-old woman.
ISSN:1079-2104
1528-395X
DOI:10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.06.023