Desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma of the maxilla: A case report.
10.5624/isd.2015.45.4.241
- Author:
Kwang Joon KOH
1
;
Ha Na PARK
;
Kyoung A KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. kkj1512@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ameloblastoma;
Jaw;
Neoplasms
- MeSH:
Ameloblastoma*;
Female;
Humans;
Jaw;
Lip;
Maxilla*;
Middle Aged;
Osteotomy
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry
2015;45(4):241-245
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma is a rare form of ameloblastoma characterized by unique radiographic and histologic features. A 46-year-old female was referred to our hospital, complaining of swelling in the left upper lip area. Radiographic findings revealed an ill-defined multilocular lesion with a large cystic lesion and thick sclerotic trabeculae on the left anterior maxilla. After the patient underwent partial osteotomy, histologic analysis revealed a desmoplastic ameloblastoma with no evidence of a hybrid lesion or cyst formation. The radiographic findings in the present case were different from those described in previous case reports. These findings are of special importance due to the unfamiliar radiographic and histologic features of this lesion.
