Ameloblastoma: report of a case with recurrence after 32 years

Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumor with local, invasive growth and late recurrence. The aim of this paper is report a case with recurrence after 32 years. The patient was 52 year-old, female and presented to the Santa Casa Hospital Complex with a complain of oral swelling of 5 years duratio...

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Autores: Wagner, João Carlos B., Wagner, João Ephrain, Volkweis, Maurício Roth, Gerhardt, Eduardo, Ebling, Hardy
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/110311
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevistadaFaculdadeOdontologia/article/view/110311
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cirurgia bucomaxilofacial
Patologia bucal
Ameloblastoma
Tumores odontogênicos
Oral surgery
Oral pathology
Odontogenic tumors
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Sumario:Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumor with local, invasive growth and late recurrence. The aim of this paper is report a case with recurrence after 32 years. The patient was 52 year-old, female and presented to the Santa Casa Hospital Complex with a complain of oral swelling of 5 years duration, in the right mandibular body region. The area produced sleep apnea, mastigatory and speech problems. Microscopic exam reveled ameloblastoma with cystic degeneration and dystrophic calcification.