title: Recurrent ameloblastoma presenting in the temporal fossa.
abstract: Recurrent ameloblastoma presenting in the temporal fossa is a rarely reported clinical entity. This report presents a case of temporal recurrence that occurred 30 years after the initial surgical treatment. A 45-year-old woman had a history of multiple enucleations for recurrences of her right mandibular ameloblastoma. The tumor was finally resected and reconstructed with an autogenous rib graft, after which the lesion reappeared in the temporal fossa 10 years later. We hypothesized that this temporal ameloblastoma is an implantation lesion seeded via the intraoral wound during the previous resection and reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Head & Neck-Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Edward W H
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: Wai Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Peter C W
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome