Chaitanya, B and Chhaparwal, Yogesh and Pai, Keerthilatha M and Kudva, Adarsh and Cariappa, KM and Acharya, Shruthi (2016) Hybrid ameloblastoma: An Amalgam of Rare and Conventional Ameloblastoma. Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 7 (1). pp. 90-94. ISSN 0976-237X

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Abstract

Ameloblastoma is a common benign odontogenic tumor with multiple histologic types. This case report describes an unusual type of ameloblastoma called “Hybrid Ameloblastoma” with features of both follicular and desmoplastic ameloblastoma in a 50‑year‑old female. This is a very rare form of ameloblastoma as <30 cases have been reported so far in literature. Though this rare form of ameloblastoma is only a histologic variant, it poses a great challenge to diagnosticians and thus to surgeons as there will be mismatch of biopsy reports at different sites in the same tumor thereby changing the treatment plan. This case report is one such example of diverse presentation of this ameloblastoma with conflicting histopathological diagnosis at initial biopsy and on surgical excision.

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