TY  - JOUR
T1  - Peripheral ameloblastoma of the buccal mucosa: Case report of a rare tumor
A1  - Karpal Sohal
A1  - Sira Owibingire
A1  - Jeremiah Moshy
A1  - Baraka Kileo
JF  - Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
JO  - Clin Cancer Investig J
SN  - 2278-0513
Y1  - 2018
VL  - 7
IS  - 6
DO  - 10.4103/ccij.ccij_93_18
SP  - 227
EP  - 230
N2  - 
Peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) refers to a rare neoplasm that accounts for approximately 1%–5% of all ameloblastomas. It arises in the soft tissues overlying a tooth-bearing region, and those found in nontooth-bearing locations, such as the buccal mucosa, lips, and palate. This article aims at describing a case of a rare form of extragingival PA in the nontooth-bearing region and challenges in its management in settings with limited resources. A 55-year-old African male presented with a painless swelling on the right cheek for about 6 years, which was clinically diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma; however, both pre- and postoperative histopathological results reported the swelling to be follicular ameloblastoma. Extragingival PA is a rare variant of ameloblastoma, which needs to be included as one of the differential diagnoses of the buccal mucosal swellings.

UR  - https://ccij-online.org/article/peripheral-ameloblastoma-of-the-buccal-mucosa:-case-report-of-a-rare-tumor-770
ER  -