Ameloblastoma of the mandible with intracranial metastasis. A case study.
Ameloblastoma is an aggressive locally recurring neoplasm of odontogenic epithelium. We describe a case of a mandibular ameloblastoma with a 17-year history of local recurrences followed by two metachronous intracranial metastases. Central nervous system metastasis without pulmonary involvement is previously unreported in a living patient with ameloblastoma. The behavior of this tumor qualifies it as a malignant ameloblastoma.
Phillips
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Department of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
Corio
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Brem
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Mattox
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D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011859:Radiography