Desmoplastic Variant of Ameloblastoma: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) is a very rare variant of ameloblastoma with distinctive clinical, radiological and histological features. The current article focuses on a DA which occurred anterior to premolar region of the right mandible in a 28 year-old women. Radiographs showed mixed radiopaque – radiolucent lesion with buccal cortical plate expansion. Histological examination showed large extensive stromal desmoplasia with small tumour nests of odontogenic epithelium scattered in stroma. A marginal resection sparing the lower border of the mandible was performed from teeth 31 to 45. The patient is currently free of disease and undergoing routine follow-up.