Doubling time of ameloblastoma metastasizing to the lung: report of two cases.
Two cases of malignant ameloblastoma with metastases to the lungs are reported. One originated in the mandible and the other in the maxilla. The doubling time of the metastatic lesions to the lungs were calculated according to Collins' method, and ranged from 129 to 201 days.
Ueda
M
M
Department of Oral Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kosaki
K
K
Kaneda
T
T
Imaizumi
M
M
Abe
T
T
D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology