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Calcifying and keratinizing ameloblastoma of the maxilla

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Chong Huat Siar  and
Kok Han Ng
Chong Huat Siar
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kok Han Ng*
Affiliation:
Division of Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
*
Kok Han Ng, Division of Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Abstract

A case is described of ameloblastoma of maxilla presenting with numerous calcified keratin pearls. The significance of cellular variation in relation to the behavioural potential of the ameloblastoma in general is briefly discussed.

Keywords

AmeloblastomaMaxillary neoplasms
Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 11 , November 1991 , pp. 971 - 972
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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