A metastasising ameloblastoma associated with renal calculi and hypercalcaemia.
A young male had an assumed dentigerous cyst marsupialized and later a recurrent ameloblastoma resected. Eleven years later he was admitted with renal stones and hypercalcemia and metastases of the ameloblastoma in the left lung were discovered. Death occurred as a result of spinal and hepatic spread of his tumor and thrombosis of the renal veins. Renal calcification was demonstrated. The possible causes of the hypercalcaemia which was not associated with a raised serum parathormone or affected by parathyroidectomy is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis