Arora Manpreet, Dave Aparna, Shetty Vishwaprakash, Saluja Pulin
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sri Gobind Tricentenary Dental College, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
J Cancer Res Ther. 2015 Oct-Dec;11(4):1033. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.150436.
The ameloblastic fibroma (AF) is an uncommon odontogenic tumor that may present an aggressive behavior and may have potential for malignant transformation. Ghost cell differentiation within AF is extremely rare. There are only seven cases in English literature in which ghost cells are found in AF but all these previously reported cases were associated with typical calcifying odontogenic cyst. Here, we present a unique case in 3(1/2)-year-old child with solid lesion which comprised odontogenic epithelium strands, islands, and myxoid ectomesenchyme with focal areas of ghost cell differentiation and calcification associated with neoplastic epithelium.
成釉细胞纤维瘤(AF)是一种罕见的牙源性肿瘤,可能具有侵袭性,并有恶变潜能。AF内的影细胞分化极其罕见。英文文献中仅有7例AF中发现影细胞的病例,但所有这些先前报道的病例均与典型的钙化牙源性囊肿有关。在此,我们报告一例独特病例,患儿3岁半,有实性病变,由牙源性上皮条索、岛状结构和黏液样外胚间充质组成,伴有与肿瘤性上皮相关的灶性影细胞分化和钙化区域。