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Preferred term

Ameloblastoma  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • benign or malignant; coordinate IM with probably JAW NEOPLASMS (IM) or precoordinated jaw/neoplasm term (IM)

Scope note

  • An immature epithelial tumor of the JAW originating from the epithelial rests of Malassez or from other epithelial remnants of the ENAMEL from the developmental period. It is a slowly growing tumor, usually benign, but displays a marked propensity for invasive growth.

History note

  • 1965 (1963)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000564

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