title: Peripheral ameloblastoma--a clinical dilemma in gingival lesions.
abstract: A case of peripheral ameloblastoma on the gingiva of a 50-year-old male is presented. The clinical and histological picture of the lesion is described. The etiology and the dilemma in the differential diagnosis of this peripheral odontogenic tumor is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged