Desmoplastic ameloblastoma is a rare variant of benign odontogenic tumors. Our objective was to describe the clinical and pathological features of desmoplastic ameloblastoma. Three cases of desmoplastic ameloblastoma that were treated in the authors’ department were reviewed and analyzed along with radiological and histological data. The findings obtained from pathological examinations of two s...

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) is a benign but locally invasive variant of the solid/multicystic ameloblastoma (SMA). In the recent World Health Organization classification of odontogenic tumours, DA has been characterised as a variant, with specific clinical, radiographic and histopathological features. A possible 'transitional' form of DA, showing microscopic features of the desmoplastic var...

Ameloblastoma is a benign epithelial odontogenic tumor and is the most commonly encountered odontogenic tumor in the jaws. Histologically, ameloblastomas occur in different patterns, including plexiform pattern and follicular pattern. "Hybrid" lesion of ameloblastoma is a tumor variant in which histologically, areas of follicular or plexiform ameloblastoma coexist with characteristic areas of a...

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma is an unusual type of ameloblastoma with special histologic and radiographic features and anatomic distribution which differs from those in the classic type of ameloblastoma. The purpose of this article is to assist the dental community in better understanding of this variation of odontogenic tumor. We present a patient with desmoplastic and conventional variant of am...

The ameloblastoma is a benign neoplasm of epithelial odontogenic origin, slowly growing, locally invasive and it is the most common odontogenic tumor in the jaws. Histologically, various types have been described in literature. The desmoplastic variant is rare and characterized by difference in the typical findings of ameloblastoma, including localization, radiographic and histological features...

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) is one of the 6 histopathological subtypes of ameloblastoma. Hybrid lesions in which histopathologically conventional ameloblastoma coexists with areas of DA are rare. A 40-year-old male was referred to our hospital complaining of a swelling in the right premolar region of the mandible. A panoramic radiograph showed an area of radiolucency with a well-defined cor...

PURPOSE Ameloblastoma of the human jaw is an uncommon but clinically significant odontogenic epithelial neoplasm. The aim was to analyze the clinicopathologic characteristics of ameloblastoma in a Malaysian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study (1993 through 2008) of consecutive ameloblastoma cases accessioned in 2 main oral pathology diagnostic centers: the Unit of ...

desmoplastic ameloblastoma is a rare variant of ameloblastoma. up until now, less than 150 patients have been reported in the literature. we report a case of desmoplastic ameloblastoma in a 45-year-old female with a painless swelling in the left anterior maxillary region. fine needle aspiration yielded no fluid. periapical and panoramic radiographs as well as computer tomography scan showed a m...

Ameloblastoma is usually considered a homogenous neoplasm and is thought of as the most primitive of all odontogenic neoplasms. However, detailed investigations have proven clinicopathological diversity in a significant number of cases, thus mounting the evidence in favor of considering ameloblastoma as a mysterious lesion. The purpose of this article is to report a unique case of desmoplastic ...