A case of extragingival peripheral ameloblastoma in the buccal mucosa.
Peripheral ameloblastomas (PAs) of the extragingival areas are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only five cases of extragingival PA have been reported. We present here a sixth case of extragingival PA of the buccal mucosa in an 80-year-old male. The tumor was surgically removed by blunt dissection and there is no evidence of recurrence for 7 months. We also discuss here the clinical characteristics, the origin, and the management of the tumor by reference to the relevant literature.
Yamanishi
Tadashi
T
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. yaman2@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp
Ando
Shoji
S
Aikawa
Tomonao
T
Kishino
Mitsunobu
M
Nakano
Yuko
Y
Sasai
Kimi
K
Isomura Tanaka
Emiko
E
Tsuji
Tadataka
T
Koizumi
Hidehiko
H
Iida
Seiji
S
Kogo
Mikihiko
M
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*