title: Clinical management of peripheral ameloblastoma.
abstract: Peripheral ameloblastoma is a rare epithelial odontogenic tumor, limited to the soft tissues of the gingiva or oral mucosa. Peripheral ameloblastoma represents approximately 2% to 10% of all ameloblastomas. It is always considered to be benign, but occasionally it may be locally aggressive or with malignant potential. In this article, we report 3 new cases of benign peripheral ameloblastoma and further discuss the clinical management of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Lai-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Zhi-Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Han-Guang
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hong-Hai
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed