Mandibular Ameloblastoma in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Kokoro Nagata (Author), Kasumi Shimizu (Author), Chu Sato (Author), Hiroshi Morita (Author), Yoshihiro Watanabe (Author), Toshiro Tagawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ameloblastomas frequently occur in relatively young people, but are rarely seen in people aged 80 years or older. We report a case of mandibular ameloblastoma in an elderly patient with a review of the literature. The patient was a 82-year-old man who noticed swelling of the gingiva approximately 2...