title: Keratoameloblastoma a rare entity: a case report.
abstract: Ameloblastoma is the second most common odontogenic tumour of oral cavity; which has several different histological variants such as follicular, plexiform, acanthomatous, granular cell, desmoplastic, basal cell, clear cell, hemangiomatous, mucous cell differentiation and keratoameloblastoma. It is common in posterior mandible and has high male predilection in the ratio of 3:1. This report presents a case of keratoameloblastoma in 65-year-old female patient in the anterior mandible region with literature review on clinical features, histopathological findings, radiological appearance and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Vadagaon (bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Sangeeta J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Palaskar
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Vadagaon (bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Rasika B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Vadagaon (bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Deepakkumar D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Vadagaon (bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Swati S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Vadagaon (bk), Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Pargatsingh T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kathuriya
keywords: Acanthomatous; Ameloblastoma; Histological variants; Mandible