Table 3: Clinical-demographic characteristics of published cases of metastasizing
ameloblastoma.
|
Variable |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Sex |
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|
Man |
9 |
50 |
|
Women |
9 |
50 |
|
Age at tumor diagnosis I |
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|
< 30 years |
10 |
55.6 |
|
Between 30 - 60 years old |
6 |
33.3 |
|
> 60 years |
2 |
11.1 |
|
Race/Ethnicity |
||
|
Asian Yellow |
14 |
77.8 |
|
Black |
2 |
11.1 |
|
Caucasian |
2 |
11.1 |
|
Medical history |
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|
Presence of comorbidities |
2 |
100 |
|
Absence of comorbidities |
0 |
0 |
|
Does not report |
16 cases |
|
|
Tumor localization I |
||
|
Jaw |
14 |
77.8 |
|
Maxilla |
4 |
22.2 |
|
Radiographic appearance of tumor I |
||
|
Multilocular radiolucent |
5 |
62.5 |
|
Unilocular radiolucent |
2 |
25 |
|
Diffuse opaque lesion |
1 |
12.5 |
|
Not report |
11 cases |
|
|
Metastasis pattern |
||
|
Distant |
14 |
77.8 |
|
Locoregional |
4 |
22.2 |
|
History of Recurrence |
||
|
Present |
8 |
44.4 |
|
Absent |
10 |
55.6 |
|
Treatment of tumor I |
||
|
Radical surgical |
8 |
47.1 |
|
Conservative surgical |
9 |
52.9 |
|
Not report |
1 case |
|