Mandibular Mural Ameloblastoma with Unusual Histopathologic Features: a Rare Challenging Case

Sargolzaei, Soudabeh; Atarbashi-Moghadam, Saede; Roohi, Aliasghar

doi:10.30476/dentjods.2019.44907

Mandibular Mural Ameloblastoma with Unusual Histopathologic Features: a Rare Challenging Case

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Soudabeh Sargolzaei ¹

Saede Atarbashi-Moghadam ¹

Aliasghar Roohi ²

¹ Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

² Oral and Maxillofacial Surgen, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.30476/dentjods.2019.44907

Abstract

Ameloblastomas demonstrate various clinical and microscopic patterns. They typically have been described as possessing three biologic variants including solid, cystic (unicystic) and peripheral, of which about 13% to 21% of all cases are unicystic. Granular cell subtype is a rare variant especially when both the inner and peripheral layers of tumoral islands composed exclusively of eosinophilic granular cells. The purpose of this case report is to present a unique case of cystic ameloblastoma with an unusual radiographic and microscopic pattern affecting a 25-year-old female. Awareness of these rare histopathologic features for oral pathologist is essential to help correct diagnosis.

Keywords

Ameloblastoma ● Oral Neoplasm ● Odontogenic tumor ● Mandible

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