Open AccessAmeloblastic carcinoma: A clinicopathologic dilemma - Report of two cases with total review of literature from 1984 to 2012
Author(s) -
Indu Bhusan Kar,
RV Subramanyam,
Niranjan Mishra,
Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.133070
Subject(s) - medicine , trismus , ameloblastoma , lesion , odontogenic tumor , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , maxilla , dentistry , pathology , radiology , botany , biology , genus
Ameloblastic carcinoma (AC) is a rare primary odontogenic tumor that has histological features of both ameloblastoma and carcinoma. A total number of 92 case reports speak about its rare incidence, affecting mostly the mandible as a locally destructive lesion. The maxilla is affected even more rarely as only 35 cases have been reported until 2012 in scientific literature. The clinical course of AC is generally aggressive, with extensive local bone destruction. The most common clinical features include swelling, pain, trismus, significant bone resorption with tooth mobility, dysphonia and intraoral fistula. We report two cases of AC with aggressive behavior.