Open AccessOral pulse granuloma associated with ameloblastoma: Report of a case and review of literature
Author(s) -
Uma Datar,
Rahul B. Patil,
Aarti Mahajan,
Sachin Dahivelkar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.203766
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , hyaline , pathology , lesion , foreign body , medicine , granuloma , histopathology , cyst , anatomy , radiology , maxilla
Oral pulse granuloma (PG) is a rare lesion that presents as a foreign body granulomatous reaction to implanted food particles of plant or vegetable origin. It is classified as a central or a peripheral lesion depending on the location. Rarely, a central oral PG may be associated with a cyst or tumor, thus leading to a deceptive histopathological picture. This is exemplified in the present case of 27-year-old female patient who reported with a swelling on the left posterior region of mandible which was diagnosed as ameloblastoma. The excisional specimen depicted a varied histopathological picture showing follicular ameloblastoma and foreign body granulomas associated with hyaline rings. Based on histopathological, histochemical and polarized microscopy findings; these hyaline rings were diagnosed to be remnants of a plant cell/legume. The aim of this article was to present a case of PG associated with ameloblastoma and discuss its histochemical and polarizing microscopic features.