title: The complexity of stromal changes in desmoplastic ameloblastoma.
abstract: Ameloblastoma is usually considered a homogenous neoplasm and is thought of as the most primitive of all odontogenic neoplasms. However, detailed investigations have proven clinicopathological diversity in a significant number of cases, thus mounting the evidence in favor of considering ameloblastoma as a mysterious lesion. The purpose of this article is to report a unique case of desmoplastic ameloblastoma and to throw light on the atypical changes noticed in the stromal component. The findings of this case have served to add interesting parameters to the study of stromal changes associated with this perplexing odontogenic tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, MAHSA University, Kualalumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Sa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bailwad
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Al Ameen Dental College and Hospital, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, KMCT Dental College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Rk
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of E.C.H.S., Phagwara, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Ameloblastoma; Jaw tumors; Odontogenic tumors; Stromal changes