2018
DOI: 10.1155/2018/8271205
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Recurrent Ameloblastoma: A Surgical Challenge

Abstract: Ameloblastoma is locally aggressive benign odontogenic tumour with increased risk of recurrence rate. The choice of treatment depends on the histologic subtype. Radical therapy is the recommended modality for solid ameloblastomas. The possibilities of recurrence even after enbloc resection are still high. The author presents two case reports of recurrent ameloblastomas postradical resection. First case describes the recurrence of ameloblastoma in the bone graft which was used for reconstruction, and the second… Show more

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“…Wide local excision with 1 to 2 cm safety margins is widely accepted. Management of recurrent ameloblastoma is a surgical challenge [1][2][3][6][7][8]. The clinical presentation in our patient was in the form of two cystic swellings at the operative bed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Wide local excision with 1 to 2 cm safety margins is widely accepted. Management of recurrent ameloblastoma is a surgical challenge [1][2][3][6][7][8]. The clinical presentation in our patient was in the form of two cystic swellings at the operative bed.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…"solid/multicystic" was dropped because it has no biologic signi cance, but its clinical and radiographic features sometimes was unique [1]. Records in literatures [5][6][7][8][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] (table 1)among 25 patients which are about 10 patients graft bone CT showed multicystic [6-8, 12, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22]. Only 12 patients showed the pathological ndings, 6 showed acanthomatous ameloblastoma [5-8, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O ameloblastoma é observado em uma ampla faixa etária, não havendo consenso na literatura, demonstrando uma ampla prevalência entre a terceira e a sétima décadas de vida, não apresenta predileção por gênero ou etnia 1,4,5 . No presente relato, a idade do paciente diferiu do encontrado na literatura uma vez que o mesmo foi diagnostico em sua segunda década de vida.…”
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“…A região posterior de mandíbula é mais comumente acometida, entretanto maxila também é afetada. O tumor costuma se apresentar como um aumento de volume assintomático, com expansão das corticais ósseas, alterações de oclusão, mobilidade dentaria, porém a parestesia e dor não são tão frequentes 1,5 .…”
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