Henderson J M, Sonnet J R, Schlesinger C, Ord R A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, USA.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1999 Aug;88(2):170-6. doi: 10.1016/s1079-2104(99)70113-7.
Ameloblastomas are benign tumors of odontogenic epithelial origin. There is a high incidence of local recurrence associated with these tumors, and distant metastasis is rare. A review of the English literature shows that there have been 41 prior reports of pulmonary metastases from ameloblastomas of the oral cavity. We present another case of ameloblastoma metastatic to the lung and review the histopathology and mechanism of metastatic spread.
成釉细胞瘤是牙源性上皮来源的良性肿瘤。这些肿瘤局部复发的发生率很高,远处转移罕见。对英文文献的回顾显示,此前已有41例口腔成釉细胞瘤肺转移的报告。我们报告另一例成釉细胞瘤肺转移病例,并回顾其组织病理学及转移扩散机制。