Open AccessThe complexity of stromal changes in desmoplastic ameloblastoma
Author(s) -
Vengalathur Ganesan Ramesh,
Singh Simranjit,
SA Bailwad,
KShashi Kiran,
Rishabh Agarwal,
Arvind Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of medical and health sciences research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-9205
pISSN - 2141-9248
DOI - 10.4103/2141-9248.131694
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , medicine , stromal cell , odontogenic , pathology , lesion , odontogenic tumor , neoplasm , anatomy , maxilla
Ameloblastoma is usually considered a homogenous neoplasm and is thought of as the most primitive of all odontogenic neoplasms. However, detailed investigations have proven clinicopathological diversity in a significant number of cases, thus mounting the evidence in favor of considering ameloblastoma as a mysterious lesion. The purpose of this article is to report a unique case of desmoplastic ameloblastoma and to throw light on the atypical changes noticed in the stromal component. The findings of this case have served to add interesting parameters to the study of stromal changes associated with this perplexing odontogenic tumor.