A Spider like body in Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor - A Paradoxical find
Shankargouda Patil1, Roopa S Rao1, N Amrutha1
1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, M S Ramaiah Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
Inclusion bodies are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of proteins that may be formed due to infections or genetic disorders. Asteroid body is one such inclusion that is eosinophilic and spider like that are usually found in infections like sarcoidosis and sporotrichosis. Inclusions are usually pathognomonic of certain diseases and conditions, navigating the pathologist to arrive at a diagnosis. But, here we report an unusual finding of an asteroid body encountered in an inflamed keratocystic odontogenic tumor. How to cite this article: Patil S, Rao RS, Amrutha N. A Spider like body in Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor - A Paradoxical find. J Int Oral Health 2013; 5(6):131-3 .
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