Desmoplastic ameloblastoma: correlative histopathology, radiology and CT-MR imaging.
A desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma with osteoplasia in the stroma is reported. This tumour presented in the canine/premolar region of the left maxilla of a 31-year-old woman. It was treated by partial hemimaxillectomy and immediate reconstruction with a non-vascularised iliac graft. The location of this lesion, its histology and radiological features differ from those of the conventional ameloblastoma. The behaviour and prognosis of the desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) cannot at this stage be predicted due to the small number of cases that have been reported and a lack of long-term follow-up. To our knowledge this is the first documentation of the CT and MRI features of desmoplastic ameloblastoma with pathologic correlation.
Dept of Oral Pathology, Oral and Dental Teaching Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
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IO
Thompson
L J
LJ
van Rensburg
V M
VM
Phillips
D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003094:Collagen; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003094:Collagen