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2642382

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
Ameloblastomas are benign tumors derived from the odontogenic apparatus. Of these tumors, 80% originate in the mandible, while 20% originate in the maxilla. Six cases of maxillary ameloblastoma treated at the UCLA hospitals are presented; four of these cases showed extensive and destructive tumor growth involving vital structures, including the orbit, base of skull, and parasellar structures. Two of four patients with extensive disease died of their tumors, one, with extensive involvement of the base of the skull, became unavailable for follow-up, and, one year after diagnosis, one is alive with middle cranial fossa disease. A review of the medical literature provides further evidence of the locally aggressive behavior and potentially lethal nature of this tumor. No effective treatment has evolved for extensive ameloblastomas of the maxilla that have invaded surrounding vital structures. When tumor-free surgical margins are not possible, radiation therapy may offer palliation of disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0886-4470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
99-104
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Maxillary ameloblastoma. A potentially lethal neoplasm.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't