Ameloblastoma
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| Ameloblastoma Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | D16.5 |
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| ICD-9 | 213.1 |
| ICD-O: | 9310/0 |
| DiseasesDB | 31676 |
| MeSH | D000564 |
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Ameloblastoma is a rare, benign tumor of odontogenic epithelium (the cells that create the enamel, or outside portion, of the teeth during development) much more commonly appearing in the mandible than the maxilla. While these tumors are rarely malignant or metastatic (that is, they rarely spread to other parts of the body), and progress slowly, the resulting lesions can cause severe abnormalities of the face and jaw. Additionally, because abnormal cell growth easily infiltrates and destroys surrounding bony tissues, wide surgical excision is required to treat this disorder. Further, dentists caution that wide surgical excision is not invasive enough to adequately treat this disorder.
Subtypes
There are three main clinical subtypes of ameloblastoma: unicystic, multicystic, peripheral. A fourth subtype, malignant, has been considered by some oncologic specialists, however, this form of the tumor is rare and may be simply a manifestation of one of the three main subtypes.
Clinical features
Ameloblastomas are often associated with the presence of unerupted teeth. Symptoms include painless swelling, facial deformity if severe enough, pain if the swelling impinges on other structures, loose teeth, ulcers, and periodontal (gum) disease.Lesions will occur in the mandible and maxilla,although 75% occur in the ascending ramus area and will result in extensive and grotesque deformitites of the mandible and maxilla.In the maxilla it can extend into the maxillary sinus and floor of the nose.The lesion has a tendency to expand the bony cortices because slow growth rate of the lesion allows time for periosteum to develop thin shell of bone ahead of the expanding lesion.This shell of bone cracks when palpated and this phenomenon is referred to as "Egg Shell Cracking",an important diagnostic feature. Ameloblastoma is tentatively diagnosed through radiographic examination and must be confirmed by histological examination (e.g., biopsy). Radiographically, it appears as a lucency in the bone of varying size and features--sometimes it is a single, well-demarcated lesion whereas it often demonstrates as a multiloculated "soap bubble" appearance. Resorption of roots of involved teeth can be seen in some cases, but is not unique to ameloblastoma. The disease is most often found in the posterior body and angle of the mandible, but can occur anywhere in either the maxilla or mandible.
Ameloblastoma is often associated with bony-impacted wisdom teeth--one of the many reasons dentists recommend having them extracted.
Histopathology
Histopathology will show cells that have the tendency to move the nucleus away from the basement membrane.This process is referred to as "Reverse Polarization".The follicular type will have outer arrangement of columnar or palisaded ameloblast like cells and inner zone of triangular shaped cells resembling stellate reticulum in bell stage.The central cells sometimes degenerate to form central microcysts.The plexiform type has epithelium that proliferates in a "Fish Net Pattern".
Variants
Desmoplastic Ameloblastoma, Granular Cell variant, Basal Cell variant,
Treatment
Ameloblastomas are relatively resistant to chemotherapy or radiation therapy, thus, surgery is the most common treatment of this tumor. Because of the invasive nature of the growth, excision of normal tissue near the tumor margin is often required. Some have likened the disease to basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer) in its tendency to spread to adjacent bony and sometimes soft tissues without metastasizing. While not a cancer that actually invades adjacent tissues, ameloblastoma is suspected to spread to adjacent areas of the jaw bone via marrow space. Thus, treatment of the disease is very much like surgical treatment of cancer. Wide margins that are clear of disease are required for a good prognosis. Often, treatment requires excision of entire portions of the jaw. Recurrence is common.
Support link
Soft tissue tumors and sarcomas (ICD-O 8800-9349) | |
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| Not otherwise specified (8800-8809) | Soft tissue sarcoma - Desmoplastic small round cell tumor |
| Fibromatous (8810-8839) | Fibroma/fibrosarcoma - Malignant fibrous histiocytoma - Dermatofibroma/dermatofibrosarcoma - Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |
| Myxomatous (8840-8849) | Myxoma - Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour |
| Lipomatous (8850-8889) | Lipoma/liposarcoma (Angiomyolipoma) |
| Myomatous (8890-8929) | Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma - Myoma - Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma - Sarcoma botryoides |
| Complex Mixed And Stromal (8930-8999) | Adenomyoma - Pleomorphic adenoma - Mixed Mullerian tumor - Mesoblastic nephroma - Wilms' tumor - Rhabdoid tumour - Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney - Hepatoblastoma - Carcinosarcoma |
| Fibroepithelial (9000-9039) | Brenner tumour - Fibroadenoma - Phyllodes tumor |
| Synovial-like (9040-9049) | Synovial sarcoma - Clear cell sarcoma, NOS |
| Mesothelial (9050-9059) | Mesothelioma - Adenomatoid tumor |
| Germ cell tumors (9060-9119) | germinomatous germ cell tumors: Dysgerminoma - Germinoma - Seminoma nongerminomatous germ cell tumors: Embryonal carcinoma - Endodermal sinus tumor / Yolk sac tumor - Teratoma/Fetus in fetu / Dermoid cyst/Struma ovarii - Gestational trophoblastic disease (Hydatidiform mole) - Choriocarcinoma - Polyembryoma - Gonadoblastoma |
| Vascular (9120-9179) | blood vessels: Hemangioma/hemangiosarcoma - Angioma/angiosarcoma - Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome - Hemangioendothelioma - Kaposi's sarcoma - Hemangiopericytoma lymphatic vessels: Lymphangioma/lymphangiosarcoma - Lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| Osseous and chondromatous (9180-9349) | Osteoma/osteosarcoma - Osteochondroma - Chondroma/enchondroma/chondrosarcoma - Chondroblastoma - Giant cell tumor of bone - Ewing's sarcoma - Chordoma
teeth/odontogenic: (Cementoblastoma, Cementoma, Odontoma, Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, Ameloblastoma) Adamantinoma |
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Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
