Ameloblastic carcinoma: A case report and literature review
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Ameloblastic carcinoma: case report and literature review.
Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare malignant lesion with characteristic histologic features and behaviour that dictates a more aggressive surgical approach than that of a simple ameloblastoma. However, reliable evidence of its biologic activity is currently unavailable due to the scarcity of well-documented cases. It occurs primarily in the mandible in a wide range of age groups; no sex or race p...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2229-516X
DOI: 10.4103/2229-516x.81983