Granular cell ameloblastoma in maxilla: update of unusual clinical, radiographic and histological appearance

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i7.5194

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Ameloblastoma; Maxilla; Surgery; Diagnosis Oral; Neoplasms

Abstract

Objective: to describe the successful treatment of a 5mm-sized granular cell ameloblastoma in the posterior region of the maxilla, discovered in a routine examination during the evaluation of an oroantral communication. Patients and methods: the case repot is presented based on a simple literature review of the last 10 years with the descriptors (Ameloblastoma; Maxilla; Surgery; Oral Diagnosis; Neoplasms) in Pubmed. Treatment consisting of fistulectomy and closure of the oroantral communication with the buccal fat pad and vestibular flap was associated with enucleation and curettage of the adjacent lesion under local anesthesia. Results: a satisfactory evolution was observed in the 1 year postoperative, with a good healing aspect and no signs of oroantral complications or recurrence of the lesion. Conclusion: for minor lesions, more conservative treatment proposals such as enucleation represent a viable alternative and, in addition, the use of adjuvant techniques such as curettage can offer benefits when the differential diagnosis includes more aggressive lesions or with a higher rate of recurrence.

Author Biographies

Bruno Coelho Mendes, Sao Paulo State University

Department of Diagnosis and Surgery

João Paulo Bonardi, Sao Paulo State University

Department of Diagnosis and Surgery

Leonardo de Freitas Silva, Sao Paulo State University

Department of Diagnosis and Surgery

Marcelo Macedo Crivelini, Sao Paulo State University

Department of Diagnosis and Surgery

Ana Paula Farnezi Bassi, Sao Paulo State University

Department of Diagnosis and Surgery

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16/06/2020

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MENDES, B. C.; BONARDI, J. P.; SILVA, L. de F.; CRIVELINI, M. M.; BASSI, A. P. F. Granular cell ameloblastoma in maxilla: update of unusual clinical, radiographic and histological appearance. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 7, p. e960975194, 2020. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i7.5194. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/5194. Acesso em: 25 apr. 2024.

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