https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1643
Metastatic mandibular ameloblastoma of the lung ten years after primary resection: A rare case report
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Ameloblastoma is a rare odontogenic neoplasm of the jaw. It usually behaves as a benign, slow growing tumour of the oral cavity with a high recurrence rate, especially when it is inadequately resected. A small proportion of ameloblastomas metastasize to distant organs, with lungs representing the most common site of metastatic spread. In this report, we present the case of a middle-aged man with two pulmonary nodules and a history of mandibular ameloblastoma excised 10 years prior to this radiological finding. Following resection and histopathological analysis of the lung lesion, a diagnosis of metastatic ameloblastoma was confirmed. No local recurrence of the primary tumour was identified. At 1-year follow-up, the patient had no evidence of local or metastatic disease.
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Kapriniotis, Konstantinos, Angelina Bania, Savvas Lampridis, Georgios Geropoulos, Sofoklis Mitsos, Fleur Monk, David A. Moore, and Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos. 2021. “Metastatic Mandibular Ameloblastoma of the Lung Ten Years After Primary Resection: A Rare Case Report”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 91 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1643.
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