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  • Title: A multirecurrent ameloblastoma metastatic to the lung.
    Author: Ricard AS, Majoufre-Lefebvre C, Siberchicot F, Laurentjoye M.
    Journal: Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac; 2010 Apr; 111(2):98-100. PubMed ID: 20347463.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: The ameloblastoma is a rare tumor of odontogenic epithelial origin. It is a neoplasm in which ameloblastic features are revealed by the primary growth in jaws and by any metastatic growth. Recurrences are usually local and distant metastases are rare. We present a case of a multirecurrent ameloblastoma of the mandible metastatic to the lung. OBSERVATION: We present a case of a mandibular malignant ameloblastoma in a 42-year old man with widespread pulmonary metastases. Some of these lesions were treated surgically. DISCUSSION: Ameloblastoma metastasis often occurs in the lung. The curative treatment is surgical. The results of palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy are not always efficient.
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