title: Maxillary ameloblastic carcinoma in a child.
abstract: We report an extremely rare occurrence of ameloblastic carcinoma located in the maxilla of a pediatric patient. Wide surgical resection was done along with adjuvant radiotherapy because of involved surgical margins. Histopathological diagnosis was established with morphological features of both ameloblastoma and carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Ankara, Turkey. nalanyaz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nalan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Begül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varan
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Alp
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usubütün
authors.forename: Münevver
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukçu
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery