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Ectopic recurrence of ameloblastoma in the bucca region of the mandible: a case report

Wu Pingfan, Zhang Qiang, Tan Weibing, Chen Linlin.   

  1. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang Uni-versity, Nanchang 330006, China
  • Received:2012-06-13 Revised:2013-05-24 Online:2013-10-01 Published:2013-10-01

Abstract:

The postoperative recurrence of ameloblastoma is common. However, ectopic recurrence in clinical operations is rare. A case of ectopic recurrence of ameloblastoma in the bucca region of the mandible after 15 years is presented in this paper. The causes of the ectopic recurrence were analyzed based on relevant literature.

Key words: ameloblastoma, ectopic recurrence, mandible