Peripheral Ameloblastoma Presenting As a Gingival Mass
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
Peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) is a rare, benign, extraosseous odontogenic soft tissue tumour that is confined to the gingiva or the alveolar mucosa. PA presents the same histological characteristics as of intraosseous ameloblastoma, although it is less aggressive than this classical subtype. We report here, a clinical case of PA of the gingiva in the left posterior mandible. This reports emphasis the need for submitting all excised tissue for microscopic examination and to include ameloblastoma in the differential diagnosis of a gingival lesion which clinically resembles a pyogenic granuloma, peripheral giant cell granuloma, or peripheral ossifying fibroma.
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Dr. Minu S, Dr. Philips Mathew
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