METASTASIS FROM AN AMELOBLASTOMA TO THE D ONOR SITE OF A BONE-GRAFT

Authors
MARTINOLIVA X BALLARTGAVILA C FERNANDEZSUAREZ M NAVARROFARRE B VALDESDELMOLINO AP
Citation
X. Martinoliva et al., METASTASIS FROM AN AMELOBLASTOMA TO THE D ONOR SITE OF A BONE-GRAFT, International orthopaedics, 18(1), 1994, pp. 50-52
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
International orthopaedics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03412695
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
50 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
0341-2695(1994)18:1<50:MFAATT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A woman aged 31 had an ameloblastoma of the inferior part of the maxil la treated by excision and a bone graft from the iliac crest. Nine yea rs later she presented with a metastasis from the tumour at the donor site. Metastases from an ameloblastoma are rarely encountered. In this case there might have been contamination of the donor site by tumour cells at the time of operation.