Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Ameloblastoma
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Mandibular swellings can be caused by many benign lesions of odontogenic or non-odontogenic origin. The most common tumor of odontogenic origin is ameloblastoma which develops from epithelial cellular elements and dental tissues in various stages of development. It is a benign, yet locally aggressive intraosseous odontogenic tumor occurring most often in the mandible followed by maxilla (1). It often presents as a slow growing, painless swelling causing expansion of the cortical bone, perforation of the lingual and/or buccal plates and infiltration of soft tissue. There is often delay in the diagnosis because of its slow growing nature (2). Fine needle aspiration (FNA) from odontogenic tumors and cysts of the jaw is undertaken infrequently, as most cystic lesions are managed surgically based on imaging (3). FNAC of jaw lesions is a rapid and non-invasive Abstract Ameloblastoma is the most common tumor of odontogenic origin. It is more common in the mandible than in the maxilla. It often presents as a slow growing, painless swelling. There is often delay in its diagnosis because of its slow growing nature. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of jaw lesions is a rapid and non-invasive procedure for the initial evaluation of these lesions. It provides helpful information about them and avoids hasty and unnecessary surgical biopsy. Here we present a case of ameloblastoma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology.
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A case of ameloblastoma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
A preoperative presumptive diagnosis of ameloblastoma is sometimes made in the light of available clinical and radiological data, which are generally not very characteristic. The final diagnosis can only be made on the basis of histologic features. In this paper, a case of ameloblastoma diagnosed preoperatively by fine-needle aspiration cytology is presented and the potential value of this tech...
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