Open AccessADAMANTINOMA OF THE TIBIA A Case Report and a Statistical Review of Reported Cases
Author(s) -
Mori Hiroshi,
Shima Ryuichi,
Nakanishi Hayao,
Yoshida Aichi,
Fukunishi Ryo
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1981.tb02766.x
Subject(s) - adamantinoma , tibia , ameloblastoma , anatomy , basal lamina , curettage , pathology , medicine , ultrastructure , maxilla
A case of adamantinoma of the tibia is reported. A 70‐year‐old man complained of a painful swelling over the lower front of the right tibia. Roentgenograms showed an oval well‐circumscribed, multilocular cystic lesion. Curettage and bone grafting were performed, and 17 months later the patient is in good condition. Microscopically the tumor tissue consisted mainly of epithelial Islands with a palisading at the periphery and a loose reticular pattern in the center of the tumor cell nests, showing a close resemblance to the ameloblastoma of the jaw bones. Electron micrographs revealed the epithelial nature of the tumor cells, i.e., a continuous basal lamina, desmosomes and bundles of microfilaments, probably tonofilaments. One hundred fifty six cases of this peculiar primary skeletal bone tumor previously reported in the literature were reviewed and discussed.