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Granular cell ameloblastoma: A rare case report and review of literature

Authors :
Bomble Nikhil Ajabrao
Mrinal Mayank
Yashwant Ingale
Apurva Kulkarni
Dinraj Kulkarni
Manjusha Ingale
Source :
Indian Journal of Dental Research, Vol 29, Iss 6, Pp 830-835 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018.

Abstract

Ameloblastoma is a benign locally aggressive type of odontogenic tumor derived exclusively from the epithelium. Histologically, ameloblastoma is classified into many variants, of which granular cell ameloblastoma (GCA) is a rare type, characterized by nest of large eosinophilic granular cells. This article describes a case of GCA in a 50-year-old female patient with clinical, radiological, and histological features along with a systematic review of the literature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19983603 and 09709290
Volume :
29
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Indian Journal of Dental Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....0c657e15aa3726ab6bfc00c1ac631eb3