Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Peripheral ameloblastoma, a rare and unusual variant of odontogenic tumour, comprises about 2–10% of all ameloblastomas. The extraosseous location is the peculiar feature of this type of tumour, which is otherwise similar to the classical ameloblastoma. This paper describes a case of peripheral amel...

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Main Authors: V. T. Beena, Kanaram Choudhary, R. Heera, R. Rajeev, R. Sivakumar, K. Vidhyadharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/571509
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spelling doaj-ff7695d9afbd4cea807649c6196776822021-07-02T04:05:04ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552012-01-01201210.1155/2012/571509571509Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A Case Report and Review of LiteratureV. T. Beena0Kanaram Choudhary1R. Heera2R. Rajeev3R. Sivakumar4K. Vidhyadharan5Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, IndiaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, IndiaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, IndiaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, IndiaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, IndiaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, IndiaPeripheral ameloblastoma, a rare and unusual variant of odontogenic tumour, comprises about 2–10% of all ameloblastomas. The extraosseous location is the peculiar feature of this type of tumour, which is otherwise similar to the classical ameloblastoma. This paper describes a case of peripheral ameloblastoma in a 67-year-old female affecting the lingual alveolar mucosa of the mandibular 32–34 region which was clinically diagnosed as pyogenic granuloma. This paper becomes important due to availability of all data, makeing it a well-documented case.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/571509
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author V. T. Beena
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R. Heera
R. Rajeev
R. Sivakumar
K. Vidhyadharan
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Kanaram Choudhary
R. Heera
R. Rajeev
R. Sivakumar
K. Vidhyadharan
Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Case Reports in Dentistry
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Kanaram Choudhary
R. Heera
R. Rajeev
R. Sivakumar
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title Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
title_short Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
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description Peripheral ameloblastoma, a rare and unusual variant of odontogenic tumour, comprises about 2–10% of all ameloblastomas. The extraosseous location is the peculiar feature of this type of tumour, which is otherwise similar to the classical ameloblastoma. This paper describes a case of peripheral ameloblastoma in a 67-year-old female affecting the lingual alveolar mucosa of the mandibular 32–34 region which was clinically diagnosed as pyogenic granuloma. This paper becomes important due to availability of all data, makeing it a well-documented case.
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