title: A case of extragingival peripheral ameloblastoma in the buccal mucosa.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. yaman2@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamanishi
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Tomonao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aikawa
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kishino
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Kimi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasai
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isomura Tanaka
authors.forename: Tadataka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Mikihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kogo
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*