Publication: Peripheral Ameloblastoma of Acanthomatous Variant: A Case Report
Date
2022
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Ameloblastoma is an uncommon benign epithelial neoplasm of odontogenic origin that accounts for about 18% of the odontogenic tumour. It is a slow-growing, locally invasive but rarely metastatic tumour. Extraosseously occurring peripheral ameloblastoma is a rare variant that comprises about 2-10% of all ameloblastoma. We report a case of peripheral ameloblastoma in a 43-years old male patient affecting the mandibular canine-premolar region with a histopathological diagnosis of acanthomatous ameloblastoma. This case report emphasises the clinical, radiographic, and histological features of a rare variant that distinguishes it from the other similar appearing lesion on gingiva along with its various treatment modalities.
Description
Ripu Singh
Department of Dentistry, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal
Sajeev Shrestha
Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, College of Dental Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
Pujan Acharya
Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, College of Dental Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
Ashish Shrestha
Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dental Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
Keywords
Ameloblastoma, Case reports, Histopathology, Odontogenic tumour