Malignant ameloblastoma metastatic to the lungs 29 years after primary resection: a case report.
We describe a case of a 55-year-old man presenting with a metastatic malignant ameloblastoma 29 years after the primary tumor was resected. This represents the longest period between initial diagnosis and first subsequent metastasis recorded as a case report. This case illustrates distinctions between the terms metastatic and malignant; it also highlights the difficulties derived from the accumulation of data by new diagnostic modalities (electron beam CT and positron emission tomography) and their integration into assessment algorithms.
Ciment
Lawrence M
LM
Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA. lciment@prodigy.net
Ciment
Ari J
AJ
D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy