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Case Studies | Pathology | India | Volume 10 Issue 4, April 2021

Follicular Ameloblastoma

Dr Siddharth Pandit | Dr Dinkar Desai | Dr Priyanka Shetty | Dr Shwetha

Abstract: Ameloblastomas also known as adamantinoma are slow?growing, locally invasive tumour affecting the maxillofacial region. There are various histologic variants of ameloblastoma; most common of it is follicular ameloblastoma. Follicular ameloblastoma is commonly seen in elder people, with high recurrence rate. Radiographic finding usually shows a multilocular radiolucency with well?defined borders. This paper presents a case of follicular ameloblastoma in a 55?year?old male who had a swelling on the right mandible region.

Keywords: Ameloblastoma, follicular, mandible, multilocular, recurrence

Edition: Volume 10 Issue 4, April 2021,

Pages: 1019 - 1022