TY - JOUR
T1 - Ameloblastoma
T2 - A multicentric study
AU - Dhanuthai, Kittipong
AU - Chantarangsu, Soranun
AU - Rojanawatsirivej, Somsri
AU - Phattarataratip, Ekarat
AU - Darling, Mark
AU - Jackson-Boeters, Linda
AU - Said-Al-Naief, Nasser
AU - Shin, Hong In
AU - An, Chang Hyeong
AU - Hong, Nguyen Thi
AU - An, Phan Huynh
AU - Thosaporn, Watcharaporn
AU - Lam-Ubol, Aroonwan
AU - Subarnbhesaj, Ajiravudh
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Objective. The objective of this study was to supplement the current ameloblastoma database by reporting the clinicopathologic features of ameloblastoma from Asia and North America. Materials and Methods. Biopsy records of the participating institutes were reviewed for lesions diagnosed as ameloblastoma during the years 1993 to 2009. Slides were reclassified according to the World Health Organization Classification of Odontogenic Tumors in 2005. Clinical information and radiographic features were collected and analyzed. Results. The mean age of the patients ± SD was 38.27 ± 17.78 years; 662 patients (51.36%) were men. Mandible (84.26%) outnumbered maxilla and other locations combined in all countries. The number of multilocular radiolucencies (43.40%) was comparable with that of unilocular radiolucencies (42.04%). Follicular pattern was the most common histopathologic pattern (27.70%), followed by plexiform (21.10%) and unicystic pattern (20.71%), respectively. Conclusions. The clinicopathologic features of ameloblastomas in the present study show some similarities with previous studies; however, minor differences exist.
AB - Objective. The objective of this study was to supplement the current ameloblastoma database by reporting the clinicopathologic features of ameloblastoma from Asia and North America. Materials and Methods. Biopsy records of the participating institutes were reviewed for lesions diagnosed as ameloblastoma during the years 1993 to 2009. Slides were reclassified according to the World Health Organization Classification of Odontogenic Tumors in 2005. Clinical information and radiographic features were collected and analyzed. Results. The mean age of the patients ± SD was 38.27 ± 17.78 years; 662 patients (51.36%) were men. Mandible (84.26%) outnumbered maxilla and other locations combined in all countries. The number of multilocular radiolucencies (43.40%) was comparable with that of unilocular radiolucencies (42.04%). Follicular pattern was the most common histopathologic pattern (27.70%), followed by plexiform (21.10%) and unicystic pattern (20.71%), respectively. Conclusions. The clinicopathologic features of ameloblastomas in the present study show some similarities with previous studies; however, minor differences exist.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.01.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 22668706
AN - SCOPUS:84862518967
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 113
SP - 782
EP - 788
JO - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
JF - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
IS - 6
ER -