Peripheral Ameloblastoma Presenting as a Gingival Mass

Naoko Ohno; Masamichi Komiya; Shigeo Tanaka; Kazuhiro Hasegawa; Sayaka Sakamoto; Yoshiaki Akimoto; Makiko Ono; Teruyasu Hirayama; Takashi Kaneda; Hiroyuki Okada; Hirotsugu Yamamoto

doi:10.5466/ijoms.6.159

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Peripheral Ameloblastoma Presenting as a Gingival Mass

Naoko Ohno, Masamichi Komiya, Shigeo Tanaka, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Sayaka Sakamoto, Yoshiaki Akimoto, Makiko Ono, Teruyasu Hirayama, Takashi Kaneda, Hiroyuki Okada, Hirotsugu Yamamoto

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Naoko Ohno
Departments of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Masamichi Komiya
Departments of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Shigeo Tanaka
Departments of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Kazuhiro Hasegawa
Departments of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Sayaka Sakamoto
Departments of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Yoshiaki Akimoto
Departments of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Makiko Ono
Departments of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Teruyasu Hirayama
Departments of Neurological Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Takashi Kaneda
Departments of Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Hiroyuki Okada
Departments of Oral Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo
Hirotsugu Yamamoto
Departments of Oral Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matudo

Keywords: peripheral ameloblastoma, odontogenic tumor, lower lingual gingiva

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2008 Volume 6 Issue 3 Pages 159-161

DOI https://doi.org/10.5466/ijoms.6.159

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Abstract

A case of a peripheral ameloblastoma of the lower lingual gingiva is reported with a discussion. A 23-year-old woman with epulis- like mass in the lower lingual gingiva was seen in 2001. Excision of the mass was performed and pathological diagnosis of the surgical specimen was peripheral ameloblastoma.

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