Open AccessAmeloblastic carcinoma: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Molly Madan,
Jasbir Singh,
Rashi Arora,
Monika Bansal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.81983
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , odontogenic tumor , pathology , medicine , carcinoma , adamantinoma , odontogenic , molar , biology , dentistry , botany , genus
Ameloblastic carcinoma (AC) is a rare epithelial odontogenic tumor of the jaws, which exhibits cytological features of ameloblastoma and carcinoma. It has a distinct predilection for mandible. These lesions may initially show histologic features of ameloblastoma that dedifferentiate over time. Others may present with features of epithelial dedifferentiation in ameloblastoma. A case of ameloblastomic carcinoma in a 64-year-old male is reported, who presented with swelling in the left mandible 3 months after the extraction of the left upper molar.