"Ameloblastoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ameloblastoma" by people in Profiles.
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Practitioners' challenges in diagnosing oral and maxillofacial tumors. Quintessence Int. 2016; 47(7):603-8.
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Evaluation of SOX2 as a potential marker for ameloblastic carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2014 May; 117(5):608-616.e1.
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AAOMP case challenge: a unilocular radiolucency of the anterior maxilla. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2006 Nov 01; 7(5):115-9.
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Simultaneous occurrence of an ameloblastoma and a squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1984 Feb; 42(2):127-30.