Peripheral ameloblastoma- A rare case report

• Author Details:   
• Sayali Jadhav
• Zaneta D’souza ^*
• Tabita Joy
• Manisha Sardar
• Arush Arush

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Peripheral ameloblastoma, also called as extraosseous ameloblastoma is a rare variant of ameloblastoma. It comprises of 2-10% of all ameloblastomas. This lesion can be mistaken for any other peripheral lesion both clinically and radiographically. Hence a correlation between the clinical, radiographical and histopathological findings is inevitable. Herewith we present a case of peripheral ameloblastoma in a 47-year-old male patient affecting the lingual alveolar mucosa of the mandibular region with complete clinical, radiological and histopathological details.

Keywords: Gingiva, Ameloblastoma, Odontogenic Tumors.