Desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma: report of a case and review of the literature.
A case of desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma is reported. The lesion, in a 36-year-old Japanese woman, was successfully treated by partial maxillectomy. Reconstruction was carried out with a block of hydroxyapatite about 7 years and 6 months later. Six cases, including our case, reported up to the present are summarized and reviewed.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane Medical University, Japan.
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Yoshimura
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Saito
D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003094:Collagen; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D003094:Collagen