title: Desmoplastic ameloblastoma with osteoplasia: Review of literature with a case report.
abstract: Desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) is a relatively rare histological variant of ameloblastoma with specific clinical, radiological, and histological features. This tumor is more commonly seen in the anterior region of jaws as a mixed radiopaque-radiolucent lesion resembling benign fibro-osseous lesions. Histologically, DA is characterized by small nests and strands of "compressed" odontogenic epithelium supported by pronounced collagenized stroma. Metaplastic bone formation has been reported in few cases. This report describes a lesion in the left anterior maxilla of a young female patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, India.
authors.forename: Vindhya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Savithri
authors.forename: Mahija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janardhanan
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Rb Vinod
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Ameloblastoma; desmoplasia; osteoplasia