Ameloblastoma: a tumour to recognize.
The clinical presentation of ameloblastoma is illustrated by two contrasting cases; in one case the tumour was identified preoperatively while in the other it masqueraded as a dentigerous cyst. The authors stress the importance of making a positive diagnosis and the need for a thorough histologic examination of excised tissue because this tumour is potentially disfiguring and sometimes lethal if it is not adequately excised.
D000293:Adolescent; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged