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Published on: August 6, 2019
Innocuous presentation of ameloblastic carcinoma
Swagatika Panda1, Rupsa Das2, Diksha Mohapatra1
1Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Abstract:
Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare malignant odontogenic neoplasm that exhibits diverse clinical and radiological presentations. In fact there are several differential diagnoses during histopathological evaluation too. Lack of adequate reports could not establish the predominant demographic, clinical and radiological presentations. For the same reasons, the role of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is also unsubstantiated yet. This case discusses the innocuous clinical and radiological presentation of ameloblastic carcinoma in a 55-year-old man where the diagnostic confirmation was achieved through histopathological evaluation. The differential diagnoses, treatment and follow-up details of this case are discussed in light of the previous published case reports and systematic reviews of case reports in an attempt to increase the sensitisation among dentists towards ameloblastic carcinoma.

