Open AccessA case report on granular cell ameloblastoma – A rare histological entity
Author(s) -
Anju Mathew
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/ijri.ijri_145_19
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , eosinophilic , granular cell , medicine , cytoplasm , pathology , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , metastasis , malignant transformation , anatomy , cancer , maxilla , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , genus , central nervous system
Granular cell ameloblastoma is a rare condition, accounting for 3.5% of all ameloblastoma cases that shows marked transformation in the cytoplasm of tumor cells, which are usually stellate reticulum-like cells. The transformed cells possess very coarse, granular eosinophilic cytoplasm. Granular cell ameloblastoma is aggressive in nature with a marked propensity for recurrence and can progress to metastasis. This article discusses a case report of a 35-year-old female patient diagnosed with granular cell ameloblastoma of the right mandible.