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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2022

Hypoproteinemia Associated with a Gigantic Odontogenic Tumor: A Report of 2 Cases.

Tadashi Kawai, Toshimi Chiba, Kei Onodera, Naoko Tsunoda, Yuko Komatsu, Shuu Suzuki, Yuki Saito, Shintaro Kogi, Yasunori Takeda, Hiroyuki Yamada

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Tadashi KawaiDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Toshimi ChibaDivision of Internal Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Kei OnoderaDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Naoko TsunodaDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Yuko KomatsuDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Shuu SuzukiDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Yuki SaitoDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9085-0046
Shintaro KogiDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Yasunori TakedaDivision of Clinical Pathology, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Hiroyuki YamadaDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
Iwate Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Hypoproteinemia is caused by a decrease in protein level in the blood. This report describes 2 cases of hypoproteinemia associated with a gigantic odontogenic tumor. CASE REPORT Case 1, a 65-year-old man, visited our hospital with the chief concern of swelling in the right mandible, approximately 100 mm in diameter, and ameloblastoma was diagnosed. Abscess drainage was observed in the fistula of the tumors. Total protein and albumin levels were low before surgery. Hemimandibulectomy was performed under general anesthesia. The final pathological diagnosis based on the specimen was ameloblastic carcinoma. After surgery, the total protein and albumin levels improved and remained stable 6 months after the operation. At 21 months after surgery, there were no signs of recurrence. Case 2, a 60-year-old woman, visited our hospital with a chief concern of swelling in the left mandible, approximately 100 mm in diameter, and ameloblastoma was diagnosed. Abscess drainage was observed in the fistula of the tumors. The patient had a history of hypoproteinemia; preoperative levels of total protein and albumin were low, and edema of the body was observed before surgery. Hemimandibulectomy was performed under general anesthesia. The final pathological diagnosis based on the specimen was ameloblastoma. After surgery, the total protein and albumin levels improved, and remained stable 6 weeks after surgery. There were no signs of recurrence 9 months after surgery. CONCLUSIONS These 2 cases indicate the possibility that hypoproteinemia can be caused by plasma leakage from fistulas associated with gigantic odontogenic tumors.

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AmeloblastomaFistulaHypoproteinemiaMandibular NeoplasmsOdontogenic TumorsAbscessAgedAlbuminsEdemaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAlbumins

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