Clear-cell ameloblastoma of the mandible (a case report).
An ameloblastoma with histologic evidence of clear cells in a 15-year-old Nigerian male patient, who presented with a slow-growing, intraosseous, anterior mandibular swelling, is reported. The lesion was treated by surgery alone, and has not shown any recurrence 5 years after initial surgery.
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Department of Oral Biology and Oral Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000565:Ameloblasts / Q000473:pathology; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*