Ameloblastomas are benign epithelial neoplasm of the jaw comprising approximately 1-3.3% of all odontogenic cysts and tumors. Although most are microscopically benign, they are generally considred to be locally agresive and destructive,
exhibiting
a
high rate of recurrence. Treatments of them contain the conservative treatments on unilocular types and radical treatments on multilocular types. Classifications based on the histologic features of ameloblastoma generally included the follicular,
plexiform, acanthomatous, basal cell, granular cell, umcystic types. However, recently a new and unusual variant has been added by Eversole et. al in 1984, the histologic features of which are characterized by marked stromal desmoplastic
proliferation.
This is a case report of desmoplastic ameloblastoma in the anterior maxilla of 63year-old female patient treated by block excision. This provides a brief review of the literature because of the rarity and unusual radiographic-histologic features
of
desmoplastic ameloblastoma.
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