PMC4792065_01
Intra oral picture showing buccal cortical expansion
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F1
Intra oral examination revealed a single rounded swelling on the buccal aspect of 44, and 45 approximately 2 cm x 2 cm obliterating the buccal sulcus with normal overlying mucosa [Figure 1].
Panoramic radiograph showing "soap bubble" appearance of the tumor
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F2
A screening panoramic radiograph [Figure 2] showed a large multilocular radiolucency extending from distal border of lower right lateral incisor to 1st molar region approximately 4 cm and superioinferiorly 3 cm.
Pictomicrograph depicting small cords of tumor cells with peripheral ameloblast like cells and stellate reticulum like cells that exhibit squamous metaplasia at places
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F3
These features were suggestive of desmoplastic ameloblastoma [Figure 3].
Pictomicrograph depicting it as follicular ameloblastoma with desmoplasia along with areas exhibiting cystic degeneration and squamous metaplasia
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F4
These features were suggestive of a hybrid lesion of follicular ameloblastoma with desmoplasia along with areas exhibiting cystic degeneration and squamous metaplasia [Figure 4].