title: Peripheral ameloblastoma in the maxillary gingiva: a case report.
abstract: Peripheral ameloblastoma is an uncommon, extraosseous counterpart of solid ameloblastoma, which occurs in the soft tissues overlying tooth-bearing areas or the alveolar mucosa of the mandible and maxilla. In this paper, the authors report a case of peripheral ameloblastoma located in the maxillary gingiva of a 54-year-old woman and review the literature regarding clinicopathological features, differential diagnosis and therapeutic management of peripheral ameloblastomas.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cassiano Francisco Weege
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: Patrícia Teixeira
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Ana Miryam Costa
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.forename: Lélia Batista
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Roseana de Almeida
authors.initials: Rde A
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged