title: Atypical ameloblastoma: report of 3 cases and a review of the literature.
abstract: This paper presents 3 atypical ameloblastomas which had a fatal outcome. One had histological features indicative of malignancy but without metastasis, another developed pulmonary metastasis and the third died of extensive infiltration of the skull base. The features of malignant ameloblastoma are discussed and reported cases of malignant ameloblastoma between 1966 and 1993 are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ameerally
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGurk
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shaheen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D000708:Anaplasia; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology