Ameloblastoma, a behavioral and histologic paradox (a philosophical approach).
The ameloblastoma, because of its aggressive clinical behavior and its histological feature apparently benign, constitutes a puzzling paradox. Some hypotheses concerning this strange clinical-histologic contradiction are analyzed, as well as the additional paradox represented by the neoplastic parenchyma itself, in which a tissue consisting of cells nominally able to form enamel do not elaborate any of the calcified dental tissues.
Maia Campos
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Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo.
D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000566:Amelogenesis; D004658:Enamel Organ / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans