Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69, January 2003
Ameloblastic carcinoma: Report of an aggressive case with multiple bony metastases☆
Abstract
Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare primary tumor of the maxillofacial skeleton with a distinct predilection for the mandible. These lesions may initially show histologic features of ameloblastoma that dedifferentiate over time. Other ameloblastic carcinomas initially present with morphologic features suggestive of ameloblastoma with areas of epithelial dedifferentiation. We herein report a rare case of aggressive ameloblastic carcinoma in a 22-year-old white man who developed widespread bony metastases and expired 4 years after initial diagnosis. (Am J Otolaryngol 2003;24:64-69. Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.)
☆ Address correspondence to: Wesley L. Hicks Jr, MD, Department of Head and Neck, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263. E-mail: wesley.hicks@roswell park.org.
PII: S0196-0709(02)32417-7
doi:10.1053/ajot.2003.15
© 2003 Published by Elsevier Inc.
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69, January 2003
