UNICYSTIC AMELOBLASTOMA MIMICKING AS DENTIGEROUS CYST – A CASE REPORT

C Navya^1, , CR Murali¹, S Soundarya¹ and NV Vani¹

¹Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Best Dental Science College and Hospital, Madurai, TamilNadu, India.

Cite this paper:
C Navya, CR Murali, S Soundarya and NV Vani. UNICYSTIC AMELOBLASTOMA MIMICKING AS DENTIGEROUS CYST – A CASE REPORT. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2018; 6(1):1-10. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-6-1-1

Abstract

Ameloblastoma is considered as a true neoplasm of odontogenic epithelial origin which includes several clinico-radiological and histological types. Solid/Multicystic ameloblastoma is the most common subtype while its variant unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) is relatively uncommon. UA refers to cystic lesions showing clinical, radiographic or gross features of a cyst, but on histological examination shows a typical ameloblastomatous epithelium lining with or without luminal and/or mural tumor growth. In this article, we report a case of Unicystic Ameloblastoma in a 14 year old boy which was provisionally diagnosed as dentigerous cyst based on clinico - radiographic features and treated conservatively. Detailed microscopic examination revealed features of Unicystic ameloblastoma which requires long term follow-up to check for recurrence.

Keywords:
Dentigerous cyst Mandible Impacted third molar Unicystic Ameloblastoma Mural subtype.

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