| Literature DB >> 28674562 |
Asmaa Chehal1, Rosabel Lobo2, Asmaa Naim3, Ignacio Azinovic2.
Abstract
Ameloblastoma is a benign aggressive odontogenic tumor which requires early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. It commonly affects the mandible and radical surgery is the gold standard treatment. We report the case of a patient with ameloblastoma in extremely advanced phase affecting the maxillary sinus who was treated with intensity modulated conformal radiation therapy. Patient's evolution was marked by complete remission maintained after 24 months follow-up. Maxillary ameloblastoma is not well documented in the literature. It is usually diagnosed at the later stage when optimal surgery cannot be performed. This case study aimed to demonstrate that radiation therapy is a real therapeutic alternative in the treatment of advanced and inoperable forms of ameloblastoma.Entities:
Keywords: Ameloblastoma; maxillary; tumor
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28674562 PMCID: PMC5483349 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.169.8992
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Volumineux processus du sinus maxillaire droit
Figure 2IRM de la masse tumorale
Figure 3Etude anatomopathologique objectivant un améloblastome sans signe de malignité
Figure 4Distribution de la dose par IMRT