Unicystic Ameloblastoma Masquerading as Huge Periapical Lesion, both Clinically and Histopathologically: Two Case Reports with Review of Literature

Unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) is one of the variants of ameloblastoma. It manifests as unilocular radiolucency in the mandible or maxilla on X-ray scans. In very rare cases, it can appear as a localized periradicular radiolucent area, imitating a periapical lesion. In this article, we present two cas...

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Published inJournal of clinical imaging science Vol. 3; no. Suppl 1; p. 9
Main Authors Satyabhusan, N V V, Routray, Samapika, Bendi, Lavanya, Suresh, B Venkat, Majumdar, Sumit, Mohanty, Neeta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2013
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Ameloblastoma
unilocular lesion
unicystic ameloblastoma
periapical lesion
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Summary:Unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) is one of the variants of ameloblastoma. It manifests as unilocular radiolucency in the mandible or maxilla on X-ray scans. In very rare cases, it can appear as a localized periradicular radiolucent area, imitating a periapical lesion. In this article, we present two cases of UA that were initially misdiagnosed as periapical lesions. Subsequently, surgical enucleation was performed and the diagnosis of UA was confirmed histopathologically.
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ISSN:2156-7514
2156-7514
2156-5597
DOI:10.4103/2156-7514.119156