Author/Authors :
Augustine, Dominic Department of Oral Pathology - Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore - Karnataka, India , Sekar, B Department of Oral Pathology - V.M.S.D.C, Salem - Tamil Nadu, India , Murali, S Department of Oral Pathology - V.M.S.D.C, Salem - Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract :
The ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare malignant counterpart of the ameloblastoma. Ameloblastic
carcinoma is a malignant lesion with characteristic histologic features and behavior that dictates a
more aggressive surgical approach than that of a simple ameloblastoma. However, reliable evidence
of its biologic activity is currently unavailable due to the scarcity of well-documented cases. We
present a rare case of a large ameloblastic carcinoma occurring in the mandible of 44-year-old
female highlighting its unique histopathologic features and aggressive behavior treated by radical
surgery and reconstruction. Involvement of left ramus to right ramus of the mandible makes this
case unusual.