Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.
2006 Mar;36(1):63-68.
Radiographic features of desmoplastic ameloblastoma: Report of 3 cases
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Research Institute, and BK21, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University. raylee@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University.
Abstract
- Desmoplastic ameloblastoma is a rare histologic variant of ameloblastoma. It shows important differences in anatomic distribution, histologic appearance, and radiographic findings compared with the general type of ameloblastoma. It is histologically characterized by an abundance of densely collagenous stroma and radiographically a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion. We present three cases of desmoplastic ameloblastoma. All the patients complained on buccal swelling with or without pain and the sites of occurrence were the anterior and the premolar region. Plain radiographs showed mixed radiopaque-radiolucent lesion with ill-defined or diffuse sclerotic margin and no external root resorption. Additionally, CT scans revealed buccal expansion and relatively well-defined margin of the lesions. The clinical and radiographic features of the presented cases were compared with those of the desmoplastic ameloblastoma in the previous literatures.
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