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...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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