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Multilocular Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible

Introduction. We report a rare case of unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) of mandible which showed multilocular radiolucency on the left side of mandible on radiographic examination which is very unusual, and the majority of the cases of UAs till date has been reported of unilocular radiolucency. On histo...

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Autores principales: Bajpai, Manas, Agarwal, Deshant, Bhalla, Anindya, Kumar, Malay, Garg, Rakesh, Kumar, Manish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24106618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835892
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author Bajpai, Manas
Agarwal, Deshant
Bhalla, Anindya
Kumar, Malay
Garg, Rakesh
Kumar, Manish
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description Introduction. We report a rare case of unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) of mandible which showed multilocular radiolucency on the left side of mandible on radiographic examination which is very unusual, and the majority of the cases of UAs till date has been reported of unilocular radiolucency. On histopathological examination, an odontogenic cystic lining that proliferates that intraluminally resembling ameloblastomatous epithelium was observed, leading to a definitive diagnosis of unicystic ameloblastoma. Case Presentation. A 42-year-old male patient presented with a swelling on the left side of the mandible extending from 33 to 36. Radiographically, it showed a multilocular radiolucent lesion resembling odontogenic cyst; however, the final diagnosis was made on histopathological ground with the inclusion of radiological and clinical features. Conclusion. It can be concluded that at present, histopathologic examination is the most sensitive tool for differentiating between odontogenic cysts and UAs. However, both clinical and radiologic findings share equal contribution to the final diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-37827642013-10-08 Multilocular Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible Bajpai, Manas Agarwal, Deshant Bhalla, Anindya Kumar, Malay Garg, Rakesh Kumar, Manish Case Rep Dent Case Report Introduction. We report a rare case of unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) of mandible which showed multilocular radiolucency on the left side of mandible on radiographic examination which is very unusual, and the majority of the cases of UAs till date has been reported of unilocular radiolucency. On histopathological examination, an odontogenic cystic lining that proliferates that intraluminally resembling ameloblastomatous epithelium was observed, leading to a definitive diagnosis of unicystic ameloblastoma. Case Presentation. A 42-year-old male patient presented with a swelling on the left side of the mandible extending from 33 to 36. Radiographically, it showed a multilocular radiolucent lesion resembling odontogenic cyst; however, the final diagnosis was made on histopathological ground with the inclusion of radiological and clinical features. Conclusion. It can be concluded that at present, histopathologic examination is the most sensitive tool for differentiating between odontogenic cysts and UAs. However, both clinical and radiologic findings share equal contribution to the final diagnosis. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3782764/ /pubmed/24106618 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835892 Text en Copyright © 2013 Manas Bajpai et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bajpai, Manas
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Bhalla, Anindya
Kumar, Malay
Garg, Rakesh
Kumar, Manish
Multilocular Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible
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title_full Multilocular Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible
title_fullStr Multilocular Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible
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title_short Multilocular Unicystic Ameloblastoma of Mandible
title_sort multilocular unicystic ameloblastoma of mandible
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782764/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24106618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835892
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