Abstract
Desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) is an unusual variant of ameloblastoma characterized by abundant dense collagenous stroma (desmoplasia) with small nests and strands of an odontogenic epithelium. The stroma dominates over the epithelial neoplastic component. The case report of Desmoplastic variant we are presenting is unique and noteworthy in that it exhibited unusual radiographic features; a mixed radiopaque-radiolucent lesion that resembled a benign fibro-osseous lesion. It was seen in the anterior mandible and it was also associated with multiple impacted teethwhich is quite a rarity.
Highlights
Ameloblastoma is the most common benign odontogenic tumor of epithelial tissue origin
The growing knowledge regarding the clinical, radiographic presentation and pathology of Desmoplastic Ameloblastoma (DA) has led to inclusion as a distinct variant of ameloblastoma in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of odontogenic tumors.[2]
The intention of this article is to report a case of desmoplastic ameloblastoma with the characteristic clinical, radiographic and histological features and to contribute to the dentists a better understanding of this variation in an odontogenic tumor
Summary
Keyword: Desmoplastic Ameloblastoma, mandible, mixed radiopaque-radiolucent lesion, multiple impacted teeth, odontogenic tumor, stromal desmoplasia
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