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Orthopantomograph.
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Intraoral examination showed opening along the alveolar ridge extending deep into the cortex in relation to 26 (Figure 1).
Clinical picture during excisional biopsy.
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The patient was advised for excisional biopsy, and the tissue specimen was sent for microscopic examination (Figure 2).
Tissue during grossing.
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The oroantral opening was closed surgically (Figure 3).
H&E-stained decalcified section showing hyphae under 20x.
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Figures 4 and 5 show the decalcified section of bony trabeculae with empty lacunae without osteoblastic rimming interspersed with little fibrous connective tissue and the fungal hyphae.
H&E-stained decalcified section with empty lacunae under 20x.
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Figures 4 and 5 show the decalcified section of bony trabeculae with empty lacunae without osteoblastic rimming interspersed with little fibrous connective tissue and the fungal hyphae.
PAS-stained decalcified section showing fungal hyphae in magenta colour under 20x.
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For confirming the fungal hyphae, the PAS staining was done, which also showed the magenta-coloured hyphae in the PAS staining (Figure 6).