Aydogan, A. 98 INTRODUCTION Ameloblastic carcinoma (AC) is a malignant odontogenic epithelial tumor and combines the histologic features of the ameloblastoma. It is a rare tumor in humans and an extremely rare entity in domestic animals (1); the tumor has been reported in a horse and two dogs (2, 3, 4). It does not appear in the veterinary tumor classification and has malignant histopathologica...

The diagnosis of ameloblastic carcinoma is often difficult and the optimal treatment methods remain controversial. The current study retrospectively investigated the optimal diagnosis and treatment methods of 12 ameloblastic carcinoma patients at the West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University (Chengdu, China), and 20 patients selected from the PubMed database, were reviewed. The cli...

OBJECTIVE Determine survival and factors affecting survival for patients with malignant tumors of odontogenic origin. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of the National Cancer Institute's SEER database (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results). SETTING Tertiary medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS All cases of malignant tumors of odontogenic origin were extracted from the SEER databa...

Background: Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare and malignant odontogenic tumour possibly arising de-novo from pre-existing ameloblastoma. It aggressive locally destructive. Ameloblastoma the most common benign of mandible. originates tooth-forming epithelium, where its aetiology remains unknown. usually grows slowly, asymptomatic, destroys surrounding bone tissue. Malignant transformation amelobl...

BACKGROUND The ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare malignant odontogenic tumor which rather occurs in the mandible than in the maxilla. Its rarity and in this context somewhat speculative histopathogenesis may account for diagnostic difficulties. Current classifications do not consider benign histopathological features at the primary and malignant features at the metastatic tumour site. Based on a...

Ameloblastic carcinomas are rare odontogenic tumors. Treatment usually consists of surgical resection and sometimes adjuvant radiation. We report the case of a 71 year-old male patient undergoing carbon ion therapy for extensive local relapse of ameloblastic carcinoma. Treatment outcome was favourable with a complete remission at 6 weeks post completion of radiotherapy while RT-treatment itself...