Metastasizing ameloblastoma: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metastasizing ameloblastoma is a rare, distinct entity under the World Health Organization classification. It is a unique tumor in which metastasis can occur but remains benign. Incidence is considered to be around 2% of reported cases of ameloblastoma, but it could be much lower.

Case presentation

A 30-year-old South Indian woman of Dravidian ethnicity presented in the year 2020 with swelling over the right side of the face. She had a history of recurrent ameloblastoma on the left side of the mandible, for which she underwent multiple surgeries in the past 8 years. A right hemimandibulectomy with a patient-specific implant was performed, and the patient recovered well. She developed hypersensitivity to the implant, which was subsequently removed in 2021. In 2024,

SUBMITTER: Shetty R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature