Open AccessHemangiomatous ameloblastoma: Case report with a brief review
Author(s) -
Aparna Venigalla,
Manasa Bojji,
Soujanya Pinisetti,
Suresh Babburi
Publication year - 2018
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/jomfp.jomfp_28_16
Subject(s) - ameloblastoma , desmoplasia , odontogenic tumor , adamantinoma , biopsy , pathology , medicine , incisional biopsy , odontogenic , anatomy , maxilla , immunohistochemistry , stroma
Ameloblastoma is a benign epithelial odontogenic tumor with many histological variants. Hemangiomatous ameloblastoma (HA) is a very rare variant which shows unique histopathological features varying from conventional ameloblastoma. We present a case of a 35-year-old female patient with a swelling over right lower back region of jaw, showing mixed radiolucent-opacity. Incisional biopsy showed microscopic features of desmoplastic ameloblastoma showing extensive desmoplasia and compressed odontogenic epithelial islands. Excisional biopsy revealed ameloblastomatous areas with extensive vascular component microscopically. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of HA was made.