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Case Reports
. 2013 May;17(2):298-301.
doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.119784.

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma with osteoplasia: Review of literature with a case report

Vindhya Savithri  1 , Mahija Janardhanan, Rakesh Suresh, Rb Vinod Kumar
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Case Reports

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma with osteoplasia: Review of literature with a case report

Vindhya Savithri et al. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013 May.

Abstract

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) is a relatively rare histological variant of ameloblastoma with specific clinical, radiological, and histological features. This tumor is more commonly seen in the anterior region of jaws as a mixed radiopaque-radiolucent lesion resembling benign fibro-osseous lesions. Histologically, DA is characterized by small nests and strands of "compressed" odontogenic epithelium supported by pronounced collagenized stroma. Metaplastic bone formation has been reported in few cases. This report describes a lesion in the left anterior maxilla of a young female patient.

Keywords: Ameloblastoma; desmoplasia; osteoplasia.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Intra-oral periapical radiograph showing irregular radiolucencies with faint radio-opacities
Figure 2
Figure 2
Odontogenic islands with cystic degeneration (H&E stain, ×100)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Desmoplasia compressing the tumor islands (H&E stain, ×100)
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Figure 4
Osseous metaplasia with active osteoblasts (H&E stain, ×100)
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