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- Title
Oral pulse granuloma associated with ameloblastoma: Report of a case and review of literature.
- Authors
Vasant Datar, Uma; Patil, Rahul B.; Mahajan, Aarti M.; Dahivelkar, Sachin
- Abstract
Oral pulse granuloma (PG) is a rare lesion that presents as a foreign body granulomatous reaction to implanted food particles of plant or vegetable origin. It is classified as a central or a peripheral lesion depending on the location. Rarely, a central oral PG may be associated with a cyst or tumor, thus leading to a deceptive histopathological picture. This is exemplified in the present case of 27-year-old female patient who reported with a swelling on the left posterior region of mandible which was diagnosed as ameloblastoma. The excisional specimen depicted a varied histopathological picture showing follicular ameloblastoma and foreign body granulomas associated with hyaline rings. Based on histopathological, histochemical and polarized microscopy findings; these hyaline rings were diagnosed to be remnants of a plant cell/legume. The aim of this article was to present a case of PG associated with ameloblastoma and discuss its histochemical and polarizing microscopic features.
- Subjects
EOSINOPHILIC esophagitis; HYALINE membrane disease
- Publication
Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (0973029X), 2017, Vol 21, Issue 1, p158
- ISSN
0973-029X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0973-029X.203766