Maxillary plexiform ameloblastoma showing basaloid differentiation: Report of a rare case with review of literature.
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2015-11
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Ameloblastoma is a benign, locally aggressive tumor originating from the odontogenic epithelium.
It manifests as a slow growing swelling, causing expansion of the jaw bones. Radiologically, it
presents as a unilocular or multilocular radiolucency exhibiting a characteristic soap bubble or
honeycomb appearance. Ameloblastoma exhibits several histologic patterns of which basal cell
variant is a rare entity. The present case report is that of a maxillary ameloblastoma exhibiting
a basaloid differentiation that may put one in the mind of a basaloid squamous cell carcinoma
or a basal cell carcinoma. Confirmation of such rare variants should be done not only based
on histopathology but with the help of supplemental immunohistochemical analysis. The
present case report helps in exposing a rare variant of ameloblastoma and emphasizes the role
of advanced diagnostic aids such as immunohistochemistry in establishing the diagnosis.
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Basal cell ameloblastoma, cytokeratin 19, maxillary ameloblastoma
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Ghattamaneni Sravani, Guttikonda Venkateswara Rao, Kumari M Geetha, Kumar D Rakesh. Maxillary plexiform ameloblastoma showing basaloid differentiation: Report of a rare case with review of literature. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 2015 Nov-Dec; 26(6): 633-636.