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Ameloblastic carcinoma developing in preexisting ameloblastoma with a mutation of the p53 gene: a case report.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology - 1 Nov 2014
Nobusawa Aiko, Sano Takaaki, Yokoo Satoshi, Oyama Tetsunari
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare malignant odontogenic tumor. Here we present a case of a large ameloblastic carcinoma, which developed in a preexisting ameloblastoma in the right submandibular region. STUDY DESIGN: The patient was an 84-year-old woman who had received several surgical procedures for ameloblastoma, including a segmental mandibulectomy. The dimensions of the tumor were 12 × 8 × 5 cm,...
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