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Ameloblastoma with myofibroblasts: first report
Author(s) -
Smith S. M.,
Bartov S. A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1986.tb00625.x
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , myofibroblast , pathology , stroma , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , neoplasm , medicine , biology , anatomy , immunohistochemistry , maxilla , fibrosis , botany , genus
A recurrent infiltrative ameloblastoma of the mandible with a predominantly “follicular pattern” of the epithelial component is studied. The stroma contains abundant myofibroblasts; these cells have been described in benign and malignant infiltrative processes. This raises the question of the relationship between the presence of myofibroblasts and the aggressive behavior of a neoplasm.