Keratoameloblastoma: Report of a rare variant with review of literature
| Autor: | Vineet Raj, Shaleen Chandra, Ravinder Singh Bedi, Ruby Dwivedi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Dental Research Journal, Vol 11, Iss 5, Pp 610-614 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-3327 2008-0255 |
| Popis: | Ameloblastoma has intrigued clinicians as well as pathologists due to its diverse clinical behavior and histomorphologic presentations. Keratoameloblastoma is a rare histologic sub type, characterized by extensive keratin formation within ameloblastic epithelium, with only a handful number of cases described in the literature. Here, we report a case of this uncommon sub type of ameloblastoma in a young female patient presenting as an extensive lesion in mandibular ramus area. The radiological and fine needle aspiration findings suggested of a keratinizing cystic lesion and incisional biopsy showed features of ameloblastoma. Patient underwent segmental mandibulectomy and histological examination of excisional specimen revealed features of ameloblastoma with abundant keratinization leading to a diagnosis of keratoameloblastoma. The diagnostic pitfalls related with the lesion have been discussed along with a short review of the literature. |
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