Metastasizing Granular Cell Type Ameloblastoma with Intracranial Perineural Spread along the Abducens Nerve

Metastasizing Granular Cell Type Ameloblastoma with Intracranial Perineural Spread along the Abducens Nerve

Ameloblastomas are benign but locally invasive odontogenic epithelial tumors. They have a high tendency to recur, but a low incidence of metastasis. This is the first reported case presenting a perineural spread of metastasis in ameloblastoma. This is the case of a 74-year-old man with left mandibul...

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Main Authors: Chen-Hao Li, Pei-Hsin Huang, Ya-Fang Chen, Hui-Chuan Chen, Shin-Yi Huang, Sheng-Jean Huang, Lu-Ting Kuo, Yong-Kwang Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
Subjects:
ameloblastoma
abducens nerve
granular cell type
metastasis
perineural spread
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300616300854

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