Microsurgical and prosthetic reconstruction of patient with recurrent ameloblastoma extending into the skull base.
A patient with recurrent ameloblastoma extending into the skull base is presented. An interdisciplinary treatment strategy is described, which included proper diagnosis by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and radical resection of the tumor in cooperation with the neurosurgeon, followed by reconstruction with microsurgical methods, and prosthetic rehabilitation based on an implant-supported epithesis.
Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinic Rudolf Virchow, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
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Hell
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Heissler
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Gazounis
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Menneking
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Bier
D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*