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Adenoid ameloblastoma in the posterior maxilla: a case report and review of the literature

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Introduction

Adenoid ameloblastoma is a rare benign odontogenic tumor that favors a slight predilection for male patients, fourth and fifth decades of life, and posterior regions of the jaws. To date, less than 40 cases have been reported in the English language literature. The radiographic aspects of adenoid ameloblastoma vary from unilocular and well-defined lesions to diffuse and multilocular lesions. Most of the lesions exhibit a radiolucent image and are usually large, with a mean size of 3.5 cm. Microscopically, pseudoductal structures composed of columnar cells in a palisaded arrangement formed from the parenchyma of the tumor were observed.

Case presentation

We describe a case of adenoid ameloblastoma in a 54-year-old woman, who presented with no symptoms. Panoramic radiography showed a well-circumscribed, unilocular radiolucency in the left posterior maxilla.

Conclusion

As odontogenic tumors are rare, some entities are infrequently encountered, making the diagnosis more difficult. Clinicians, oral and maxillofacial surgeons and oral pathologists should be familiar with the adenoid ameloblastoma and its differential diagnosis for accurate diagnosis and management.

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Acknowledgment

The authors would like to thank Mrs. E. Greene for providing English editing of the manuscript.

Funding

This study was supported by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Finance Code 001), Brazil. J.A.A.A. and M.S.N. are the recipients of fellowships. We would like to thank the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, #305493/2018-3, #455644/2018-1). T.A.S. and R.A.M. are research fellows of CNPq.

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    José Alcides Almeida de Arruda, Mariana Saturnino Noronha, Tarcília Aparecida Silva & Ricardo Alves Mesquita

  2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Lucas Guimarães Abreu

  3. Oral Medicine Service, Hospital Municipal Odilon Behrens, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Júlio César Tanos de Lacerda

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de Arruda, J.A.A., Noronha, M.S., Abreu, L.G. et al. Adenoid ameloblastoma in the posterior maxilla: a case report and review of the literature. Oral Maxillofac Surg 24, 243–249 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-020-00830-1

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