Volume 24, Issue 106, November - December, 2020

Peripheral Ameloblastoma in a 7 Year old child: A rare case report

Dhiran Talatule^1♦, Vidya K Lohe², Ayesha Sayyad³, Sohel Shrivastav⁴, Pooja Dhole⁵

¹Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur, (Maharashtra), India; Email: dhiran.talatule@gmail.com
²Professor & Head, Dept. of Oral Medicine &Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College & Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, (Maharashtra), India; Email: dr21_lohe@rediffmail.com
³Oral & Maxillofacial Radiologist, ViScan Imaging Centre, Mumbai (Maharashtra), India; Email: drayeshasayyad@gmail.com
⁴Senior Resident & fellow in cleft & craniofacial surgery, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Manglore (Karnatka), India; Email: sohel122218@gmail.com
⁵Post-graduate Student, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, SharadPawar Dental College & Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha, (Maharashtra), India; Email: poojadhole93@gmail.com

^♦Corresponding author
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur, (Maharashtra), India; Email: dhiran.talatule@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) is a rare, benign, soft tissue odontogenic tumor that is confined to gingiva or alveolar mucosa. Peripheral ameloblastoma signifies the similar histological characteristics as of intraosseous ameloblastoma, though it is less aggressive than this typical subtype. Although the recurrence rate is low, it needs a close and a longer follow-up. Following case report of PA in the right posterior mandible in a 7 years old child, highlighting the importance of histological examination to the diagnosis.

Keywords: Peripheral ameloblastoma, Posterior mandible, extraosseous.

Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4592-4596

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