Pulmonary metastatic disease in ameloblastoma.
Ameloblastoma is a rare disease of odontogenic origin with indeterminate metastatic potential. The first site of metastatic disease is usually the lung. We report aggressive surgical treatment of a patient with bilateral disease with five subsequent recurrences. A review of the literature suggests that in the absence of effective chemotherapy or radiation, surgery should be considered the treatment of choice for metastatic ameloblastoma confined to the lung.
Sheppard
B C
BC
Thoracic Oncology Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20892.
Temeck
B K
BK
Taubenberger
J K
JK
Pass
H I
HI
D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery