CLINICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND HISTOLOGICAL CORRELATION IN DIAGNOSIS OF GRANULAR CELL AMELOBLASTOMA

*Dr. Manisha Singh, Dr. Anjana Bagewadi and Dr. Vishwanath Pattar

ABSTRACT

Ameloblastoma is an epithelial odontogenic tumor of the jaw that accounts for 1% of all tumors in the head and neck region and approximately 11% of all odontogenic tumors. Ameloblastoma is a benign but locally invasive tumor. It exhibits several histopathological variants like follicular, plexiform, acanthomatous, desmoplastic, and granular types. Granular cell ameloblastoma is a rare variant of ameloblastoma making up 1–5% of all ameloblastoma. It is an aggressive lesion with a marked proclivity for recurrence and metastasis. Here is a case report of this rare tumor of Granular cell ameloblastoma with clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic features.

Keywords: Granular cell ameloblastoma, radiographic investigations, radiographic differential diagnosis.