CLINICORADIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HISTOLOGICAL VARIANTS OF CENTRAL AMELOBLASTOMA– A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Dr.G.komali; Dr.G.swetha srivani; Dr. Nallan. CSK. Chaitanya; Dr. Ancy.V.Ignatius

Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2017

CLINICORADIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HISTOLOGICAL VARIANTS OF CENTRAL AMELOBLASTOMA– A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Dr. G. Komali, Dr. G. Swetha Srivani, Dr. Nallan. Csk. Chaitanya, Dr. Ancy. V. Ignatius

Abstract :

Context: Ameloblastoma is an epithelial benign odontogenic neoplasm with varied histological variants exhibiting different clinical behaviour and radiological appearance.

Aim: To evaluate and correlate the clinical and radiological findings of histological variants of different clinicoradiological types of ameloblastoma.

Settings and design: Retrospective study.

Materials and Methods: A computerised English literature search using pubmed and google search was conducted for open access articles on the case reports of central ameloblastoma from the year 2011–2016. A total of 179 cases were retrieved and 93 case reports were included in the present study with all clinical and radiological relevant data.

Statistical analysis: Descriptive analysis was conducted for the data and the results were obtained.

Results: Study revealed among all the histological variants of different clinicoradiological types the variants of solid type were found to be of highest frequency (58.09%) followed by variants of unicystic (17.09%), desmoplastic (13.97%) and mixed variant (10.75%) respectively. In the variants of the solid type granular variant was found to be commonly occurring (31.48%). Mean age of occurrence is 34.8 years. There was equal preponderance in gender predilection. Radiologically common appearance was multilocular with large locules in variants of solid type and mixed variants, multilocular with sclerosis in desmoplastic variants and unilocular in variants of unicystic type.

Conclusion: This study provides an insight of different histological variants of ameloblastoma. The clinical and radiological characteristics of these variants ought forth the differences to the extent of implication in the appropriate diagnosis and treatment planning.