Case Report

A Rare Case Report of Extraosseous Ameloblastic Carcinoma and Review Article on Diagnosis and Treatment Dilemma

Table 1

Reported cases of peripheral ameloblastic carcinoma cases.

Author (year)GenderAge (years)LocationSymptoms and clinical presentationsRadiographic examinationTreatmentFollow-up

Lin (1987) [8]Female83Right mandibular alveolusTumor mass without painConcave depression of bone below area of swellingLocal excisionPresent of supraclavicular lymph node at 2 days postoperative and die at 7 days postoperative due to pulmonary complications
McClatchey et al. (1989) [9]Female77Left maxillary tuberosityTumor massNALocal excisionNo recurrence at 24 months postoperative
E. Baden et al. (1993) [4]Male82Left maxillary tuberosityTumor mass without painSaucerization of tuberosityLocal excision2 times of recurrence within 6-year follow-up period
Califano et al. (1996) [6]Male47Left maxillary canine regionPainful tumor mass with fixation to surrounding tissueNo evidence of bony invasionLocal excision of soft tissue with excision of bone surround lesionNo recurrence at 12 months postoperative
Buchner et al. (2006) [5]The detail of the patient is unavailable
Saito et al. (2016) [10]Male82Right palatal gingivaHemorrhagic mass without painEvidence of bone resorption in CT and MRITumor resection with margin 5 mmDied at 21 months after surgery from multiorgan failure
Sumita et al. (2020) [12]Female85Left mandibular alveolusUncomfortable feelingEvidence of bone resorption in CT and diffuse high-signal area in MRIMandibular resection with margin 2 cmNo recurrence at 9 years postoperative
Sumita et al. (2020) [12]Male71Right mandibular premolar regionGingival swelling with persistent bleedingNo evidence of bone resorption in CT but tumor mass was identified in MRIMandibular resection with margin 2 cmNo recurrence at 9 years postoperative

(CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; NA = the detail of patient is unavailable).