Volume 27, Issue 135, May 2023

Incidentaloma: Ameloblastic carcinoma of mandible: A case report

Santhosh Kumar K^1♦, Giri GVV², Naveen Kumar J³, Vishal R⁴, Madhumitha R⁵

¹Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital, SRIHER, Porur, Chennai-600116, Tamilnadu, India
²Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital, SRIHER, Porur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
³Head of the Department and Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital, SRIHER, Porur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
⁴Postgraduate Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital, SRIHER, Porur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
⁵Consultant, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

^♦Corresponding author
Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Dental College & Hospital, SRIHER, Porur, Chennai-600116, Tamilnadu, India

ABSTRACT

Incidentaloma is a radiological neology for incidental findings unrelated to the original diagnostic inquiry which helps in early diagnosis of suspicious lesions. Ameloblastic carcinoma is an uncommon and aggressive odontogenic tumour which causes significant bone destruction and shows cytologic characteristics of malignancy. It’s more commonly seen in the mandible and in wide range of age groups. This case report aims at presenting an incidental finding of ameloblastic carcinoma in an asymptomatic patient who sustained facial fractures following trauma.

Keywords: Malignant ameloblastoma, benign tumour of mandible, Incidentaloma

Medical Science, 2023, 27, e223ms2868

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v27i135/e223ms2868

Published: 12 May 2023