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Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature
Ameloblastic carcinoma is a malignant form of ameloblastoma defined by histological evidence of malignancy in primary, recurrent, or metastatic tumor. Such a tumor is rare, and the maxilla is an unusual site. Due to its rarity, the characteristics of this tumor in the maxilla have not been well desc...
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The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761572/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26904494 http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.1.43 |
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author | Fomete, Benjamin Adebayo, Ezekiel Taiwo Ayuba, Godwin Iko Okeke, Uche Albert |
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description | Ameloblastic carcinoma is a malignant form of ameloblastoma defined by histological evidence of malignancy in primary, recurrent, or metastatic tumor. Such a tumor is rare, and the maxilla is an unusual site. Due to its rarity, the characteristics of this tumor in the maxilla have not been well described. Case 1: A 55-year-old, ill-appearing Nigerian male presented to our center with left maxillary swelling of seven-year duration. The swelling had been slow-growing and painless until one year prior, when the growth became rapid and was coupled with severe pain. The swelling affected both oral function and facial esthetics, and the patient reported difficulty breathing. There was a maxillary, ulcerated swelling extending from teeth 12 to 18 and blocking the left nostril. The involved teeth were moderately mobile. Case 2: A 32-year-old male farmer presented with recurrent right maxillary swelling of six-year duration. Prior to this episode, he had undergone surgery for ameloblastoma (follicular type). The present swelling was fungating through the skin and protruding into the right nostril. Ameloblastic carcinoma is an aggressive odontogenic tumor that requires aggressive surgical treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-47615722016-02-22 Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature Fomete, Benjamin Adebayo, Ezekiel Taiwo Ayuba, Godwin Iko Okeke, Uche Albert J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg Case Report Ameloblastic carcinoma is a malignant form of ameloblastoma defined by histological evidence of malignancy in primary, recurrent, or metastatic tumor. Such a tumor is rare, and the maxilla is an unusual site. Due to its rarity, the characteristics of this tumor in the maxilla have not been well described. Case 1: A 55-year-old, ill-appearing Nigerian male presented to our center with left maxillary swelling of seven-year duration. The swelling had been slow-growing and painless until one year prior, when the growth became rapid and was coupled with severe pain. The swelling affected both oral function and facial esthetics, and the patient reported difficulty breathing. There was a maxillary, ulcerated swelling extending from teeth 12 to 18 and blocking the left nostril. The involved teeth were moderately mobile. Case 2: A 32-year-old male farmer presented with recurrent right maxillary swelling of six-year duration. Prior to this episode, he had undergone surgery for ameloblastoma (follicular type). The present swelling was fungating through the skin and protruding into the right nostril. Ameloblastic carcinoma is an aggressive odontogenic tumor that requires aggressive surgical treatment. The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2016-02 2016-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4761572/ /pubmed/26904494 http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.1.43 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All rights reserved. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Fomete, Benjamin Adebayo, Ezekiel Taiwo Ayuba, Godwin Iko Okeke, Uche Albert Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
title | Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
title_full | Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
title_fullStr | Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
title_short | Ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
title_sort | ameloblastic carcinoma of the maxilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761572/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26904494 http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.1.43 |
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