title: [Recurrent maxillary ameloblastoma with spread to the right buccal mucosa and infratemporal fossa: a case report].
abstract: Although ameloblastoma is an odontogenic benign tumor, it shows a high local aggressive character resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. It is frequently seen in the mandible. Maxillary presentation shows a much more infiltrative character; such cases are seen in advanced disease forms with higher recurrence rates. It is reported that the tumor may spread to important anatomical structures such as the orbits and the pterygomaxillary fossa. In this report, we presented a case of maxillary ameloblastoma, which had been surgically treated in another health care unit by Caldwell-Luc and local curettage operations and recurred early in a wide anatomic area. The patient was treated successfully with a gingivobuccal excision and infratemporal fossa dissection with total maxillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Akdeniz University, 07059 Antalya, Turkey. abulent@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bülent Veli
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Ağirdir
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derin
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turhan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology