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Further, dentists caution that wide surgical excision is not invasive enough to adequately treat this disorder. (From the Wikpedia article Ameloblastoma.) ...
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Ameloblastoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There have also been reports of sarcomas being induced as the result of using radiation to treat ameloblastomas. Chemotherapy isn't a successful treatment.
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Osseointegration and nerve transposition after mandibular ...
Osseointegration and nerve transposition after mandibular resection to treat an ameloblastoma: a case report. Rugge G, Lekholm U, Nevins M. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8593989...

Maxillary Ameloblastoma
14 Feb 2006 ... Although histologically indistinguishable, maxillary ameloblastomas are considered more aggressive and are more difficult to treat because ...
http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/81091.html...

Long-term follow up on recurrence of 305 ameloblastoma cases.
A resection with safety margin is the best method to treat most proven ameloblastomas, and conservative treatment is reasonable for patients in their
first ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17222535...

TUMORS IN THE JAWS THAT ARISE FROM ODONTO-
ameloblastoma in which case it radiographically mim- ics a dentigerous cyst ( Figure 5). .... This tumor is clearly benign and is ordinarily treat- ...
http://www.umkc.edu/dentistry/practition/assets/OdontTumors....

Metastasizing ameloblastoma.
A case of malignant ameloblastoma with widespread, indolent metastases is reported and ... should be used to treat lesions not amenable to surgical
removal. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2663133...

Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors
Ameloblastoma; Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor ... maxillary – more extensive resection; recurrences – treat with aggressive resection ...
http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/Odontogenic-tumor_2002-02/O...

Epidermal growth factor receptor expression in ameloblastoma.
Since ameloblastomas are EGFR-positive tumors, anti-EGFR agents could be considered to reduce the size of large tumors and to treat unresectable tumors
that ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12509966...

Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors
Treatment of Ameloblastoma. ± According to growth characteristics and type ... extensive resection; recurrences – treat with aggressive resection ...
http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/grnds/Odontogenic-tumor_2002-02/O...

Peripheral ameloblastoma. A case report and review of the literature.
Peripheral ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumor with the same histological ... Based on the review it is recommended to treat this lesion by
local ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1569364...

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