Ameloblastic carcinoma: a rare entity

BMJ Case Rep. 2011 Apr 15:2011:bcr0120113678. doi: 10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3678.

Abstract

Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare aggressive malignant epithelial odontogenic tumour seen in a wide range of age group with no sex predilection. Patient usually presents with a rapidly enlarging swelling. It usually involves the posterior portion of the mandible. Treatment of choice is surgical removal of tumour followed by radiotherapy. We present a case of ameloblastic carcinoma in a 35-year-old man.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ameloblastoma / diagnosis*
  • Ameloblastoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Ameloblastoma / pathology
  • Ameloblastoma / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandible / diagnostic imaging
  • Mandible / pathology
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Mandibular Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Mandibular Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Mandibular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mandibular Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed