[Malignant ameloblastoma of the jaw: an analysis of 10 consecutive cases.].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the clinical and radiographic manifestations of malignant ameloblastoma of the jaw and methods for treatment.


METHODS
10 consecutive cases of malignant ameloblastoma were treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital,Shanghai Second Medical University between 1991 and 2003. All the cases were proved to be malignant ameloblastoma by surgical pathology and followed up for 1 to 8 years. This paper reviewed the clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of these 10 cases.


RESULTS
Among the 10 cases of malignant ameloblastoma, 5 were female, 5 were male ,aged from 22 to 60 years. 4 cases were located in the maxilla, and 6 cases in the mandible.All the patients underwent partial mandibulectomy or maxillectomy combined with modified radical neck dissection or supraomohyoid dissection with flap repair at the same time. The follow up outcomes were satisfactory both in appearance and function without recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
Malignant ameloblastoma is a kind of low degree malignant tumors. Diagnosis is made by pathology. Operation is the only radical method of therapy.
Du
Ping-gong
PG
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yantai Stomatological Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China.
Zheng
Jia-wei
JW
Yang
Yu-sheng
YS
Chen
Yang
Y
D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D055815:Young Adult