title: Peripheral ameloblastoma: a case report.
abstract: Peripheral ameloblastoma is an uncommon pathological variant of the more usual intraosseous central ameloblastoma. It most typically presents as a localized soft tissue mass occurring in the tooth-bearing areas of the jaws and is often provisionally diagnosed as an epulis. In this paper, a 43-year-old male presented with a three-year history of a painful, slowly enlarging gingival swelling. There was no evidence of bony involvement on radiographs but it was revealed histologically to be a peripheral ameloblastoma. Treatment was by wide local excision, including a bony margin, and primary closure. Long-term follow-up is imperative owing to possible recurrence and malignant potential.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Colney, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
authors.forename: Mairéad I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Prince
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male