Mural Unicystic Ameloblastoma mimicking Odontogenic Cyst

Karthika Panneerselvam; B Kavitha; Elavenil Panneerselvam; Anantanarayanan Parameswaran

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_178_20

Mural Unicystic Ameloblastoma mimicking Odontogenic Cyst

J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 May 31;9(5):2524-2527. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_178_20. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Karthika Panneerselvam¹, B Kavitha², Elavenil Panneerselvam³, Anantanarayanan Parameswaran⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental sciences, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, S.R.M. Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
⁴ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

Abstract

Unicystic ameloblastoma is considered a less aggressive variant of ameloblastoma with clinical and radiographic features mimicking a cyst. Herein, we present a case of unicystic ameloblastoma in a 20-year-old female who was clinically and radiographically diagnosed as an odontogenic cyst. Unicystic ameloblastoma and its subtypes are reviewed with special emphasis on the mural variant. The main aim of this case report is to highlight (1) the need of including an odontogenic tumor in the differential diagnosis of the unilocular, well-circumscribed radiolucent lesion by the clinicians (2) importance of serial sectioning of the specimen to identify the mural component if any present, and (3) following resection as the mode of treatment.

Keywords: Mural ameloblastoma; odontogenic cyst; unicystic ameloblastoma.

Publication types

Case Reports