"Ameloblastoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An immature epithelial tumor of the JAW originating from the epithelial rests of Malassez or from other epithelial remnants of the ENAMEL from the developmental period. It is a slowly growing tumor, usually benign, but displays a marked propensity for invasive growth.
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D000564
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.695.065
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ameloblastoma" by people in Profiles.
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Intraosseous ameloblastoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010 Nov; 110(5):585-92.
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Fine needle aspiration findings in malignant ameloblastoma: a case report and differential diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2009 Aug; 37(8):586-91.
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Cystic ameloblastoma in a 5-year-old boy. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Apr; 38(4):482.
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Neoplastic odontogenic epithelial cells express bone sialoprotein. Histochem J. 1998 Jan; 30(1):1-6.
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Mandibular ameloblastoma with long-standing pulmonary metastasis. South Med J. 1982 Nov; 75(11):1414-6.