Neoplastic Process
ameloblastic carcinoma
Definitions related to ameloblastic carcinoma:
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(odontoma, ameloblastic, malignant) A malignant neoplasm arising from tooth-forming tissues with-enamel organ differentiation (but without enamel formation).CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A rare odontogenic tumor characterized by aggressive clinical course and local destruction, occurring in mandible more often than in maxilla. The most common symptom is a rapidly progressing painful swelling, but it may present as a benign cystic lesion or as a large, rapidly growing mass with ulceration, bone resorption and teeth mobility, as well. The tumor may metastasize, most commonly to the cervical lymph nodes and the lungs.OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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A rare, cytologically malignant ameloblastoma that may metastasize.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A rare odontogenic tumor characterized by aggressive clinical course and local destruction, occurring in mandible more often than in maxilla. The most common symptom is a rapidly progressing painful swelling, but it may present as a benign cystic lesion or as a large, rapidly growing mass with ulceration, bone resorption and teeth...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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