Can ameloblastoma come back?
Can ameloblastoma come back? Ameloblastoma often grows into the nearby jawbone, so surgeons may need to remove the affected part of the jawbone. An aggressive approach to surgery reduces the risk that ameloblastoma will come back. Can ameloblastoma become malignant? Rarely, ameloblastoma can become cancerous (malignant). Very rarely, ameloblastoma cells can spread to other areas of the body (metastasize), such as the lymph nodes in the neck and lungs. Ameloblastoma may recur after treatment. Is ameloblastoma painless? It is generally a painless, slow growing, locally aggressive tumour causing expansion of the cortical bone, perforation of the lingual or the buccal...