title: Peripheral ameloblastoma: a case report.
abstract: Peripheral ameloblastoma is a rare odontogenic soft tissue tumor, derived from epithelial and/or mesenchymal elements being part of the tooth-forming apparatus. The lesion responses for approximately 1% to 5% of all cases of ameloblastoma affecting alveolar mucosa and gingiva occur, mainly, in the middle age. This article describes a case of peripheral ameloblastoma involving a 20-year-old male located in the (upper/lower, vestibular/buccal) gingiva. After the case presentation, clinical and microscopic findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oral Pathology Area, Dentistry Department, State University of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
authors.forename: Hercellio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martelli-Júnior
authors.forename: Leandro N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Luis Antonio Nogueira
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Mário R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Melo-Filho
authors.forename: Alfredo M B
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: De Paula
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male