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DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_145_19
A case report on granular cell ameloblastoma – A rare histological entity
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Abstract
Granular cell ameloblastoma is a rare condition, accounting for 3.5% of all ameloblastoma cases that shows marked transformation in the cytoplasm of tumor cells, which are usually stellate reticulum-like cells. The transformed cells possess very coarse, granular eosinophilic cytoplasm. Granular cell ameloblastoma is aggressive in nature with a marked propensity for recurrence and can progress to metastasis. This article discusses a case report of a 35-year-old female patient diagnosed with granular cell ameloblastoma of the right mandible.
Publication History
Received: 16 August 2019
Accepted: 19 February 2020
Article published online:
19 July 2021
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