title: Maxillary ameloblastoma mimicking an oroantral fistula.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this current report is to present an unusual case of a maxillary ameloblastoma mimicking an oroantral fistula.
  
  
  METHODS
  A left subtotal maxillectomy via Weber-Ferguson-type incision was performed. The patient tolerated the procedure well, the postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 3 days after surgery with a mild paraesthesia of the right infraorbital nerve distribution. The infraorbital nerve paraesthesia has resolved 5 months after resection. The patient has been followed-up for 3 years without recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ameloblastoma is a well-known pathology of the maxillofacial region. However, unusual manifestations of this tumor can represent a serious challenge for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Gokceada Surgical Infirmary, Canakkale Military Hospital, 17760, Gokceada, Canakkale, Turkey. aydingulses@gmail.com
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gulses
authors.forename: Altan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varol
authors.forename: Yavuz Sinan
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Aydintug
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koymen
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gunhan
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014081:Tooth Extraction