DESMOPLASTIC AMELOBLASTOMA OF THE MAXILLA

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma of the maxilla

Luigi Clauser, MD,MFS¹, Riccardo Luoni Orsi, DMD¹, Andrea Edoardo Bianchi, MD, MFS^1,2

¹Unit of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Istituto Stomatologico Italiano, Via Pace, 21, 20122 MILANO, Italy; ²University UniCamillus, Via di Sant’Alessandro, 8, 00131 ROME, Italy

Aim: Ameloblastoma is known to be a benign, slow-growing but locally aggressive and infiltrative odontogenic epithelial neoplasm with a rare capacity to metastasize. Peripheral ameloblastoma is a rare extraosseous variant with histological characteristics similar to those of the common intraosseous ameloblastoma. Methods: The present study describes a case of a 66-year-old woman with a maxillary peripheral desmoplastic ameloblastoma. Clinical features, histopathology, surgical treatment and follow-up are discussed. Conclusion: A clinical case of maxillary desmoplastic ameloblastoma is reported. Two months after surgery, a temporary prosthesis was applied. After the planned follow up, final rehabilitation will include bone grafting to reconstruct the resected maxillary area followed by implants positioning. Further reports of new cases are however necessary for a better knowledge of the origin, the biological behavior, and the clinical treatment of this particular odontogenic tumor variant.

Keywords: odontogenic tumor, ameloblastoma, maxilla, peripheral desmoplastic ameloblastoma, oro-maxillo-facial surgery, surgical reconstruction, prosthesis, implantology

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Luigi Clauser, Riccardo Luoni Orsi, Andrea Edoardo Bianchi. Desmoplastic ameloblastoma of the maxilla.American Journal of Surgical Research and Reviews, 2022, 5:39. DOI:10.28933/ajsrr-2022-04-1905

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