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Tibial adamantinoma: Its histogenesis from ultrastructural studies
Author(s) -
Yoneyama Tatsuo,
Winter William G.,
Milsow Larry
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197709)40:3<1138::aid-cncr2820400324>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - histogenesis , adamantinoma , ultrastructure , pathology , anatomy , medicine , tibia , ameloblastoma , maxilla , immunohistochemistry
Only three previous reports on the ultrastructural appearance of tibial adamantinoma have been found among some 120 cases of this tumor reported in the literature. The tumor in our case is less differentiated than the cases previously reported. We believe it is of epithelial character and the possibilities of its histogenesis have been narrowed down to either mesothelial, synovial or squamous origins among the many theories proposed. Ameloblastic origin, however, cannot be ruled out.