Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (치과방사선)

Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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DESMOPLASTIC VARIANT OF AMELOBLASTOMA

결체증식성 법랑모세포종

  • Sohn Jeong-Ick (Department of Dental Radiology, College of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim Dong-Youn (Department of Dental Radiology, College of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Choi Karp-Shik (Department of Dental Radiology, College of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
  • 손정익 (경북대학교 치과대학 치과방서선학 교실) ;
  • 김동윤 (경북대학교 치과대학 치과방서선학 교실) ;
  • 최갑식 (경북대학교 치과대학 치과방서선학 교실)
  • Published : 1995.06.01
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Abstract

Desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma is a new and unusual variant of ameloblastoma with extensive stromal desmoplastic proliferation. The authors experienced a case of desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma with moderate-defined radiolucency on the right maxillary anterior area in 62-year-old female. As a result of careful analysis of clinical, radiological, histopathological examinations, we diagnosed it as desmoplastic variant of ameloblastoma, and the following results were obtained : 1. Main clinical symptoms were nontender bony swelling with normal intact overlying mucosa on the right maxillary anterior area. 2. Radiographically, moderate-defined, multilocular radiolucency on the right maxillary anterior area were shown, and severe cortical bony thinning and expansion to labial and palatal sides were also observed. And this lesion was shown to be extended to the right nasal cavity. 3. Histopathologically, follicle-like epithelial islands with densely abundant collagenous stroma were morphologically compressed.

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