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| Year : 2007 |
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Desmoplastic ameloblastoma in the maxilla: A case report and review of literature
MC Shashikanth, MC Neetha, IM Ali, P Shambulingappa
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere - 577 004, India
Correspondence Address:
M C Neetha
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere - 577 004
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.35835
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Desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) is a rare variant of ameloblastoma (AM). The location of this lesion, its histology and radiological features differ from those of conventional AM. We report a case of DA in the canine / premolar region of the left maxilla of a 32-year-old woman and present a brief review of the literature. Radiographically, it had a mixed radiolucent / radiopaque appearance with ill-defined margins. Histologically, the tumor was characterized by extensive stromal desmoplasia and small tumor islands of odontogenic epithelium in the stroma, along with a few areas of reactive bone formation. The tumor was treated by partial maxillectomy and the patient was disease free after 1 year. |
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