Volume 11 Issue 2
Assessment of ameloblastoma cases with Demographic characteristics and histopathological variation
1Hafiza Shahzadi Maryam, 2Sofia Haider durani, 3Sana Salam, 4Rabia Alamgeer, 5Ehsan ur Rehman
1Department of Pathology, Peshawar Medical college, Peshawar
2Department of oral Pathology, sardar begum dental college Peshawar,
3Department of Pathology, Pakistan institute of medical sciences (PIMS), Islamabad
Corresponding author : Hafiza Shahzadi Maryam, Department of pathology ,Frontier Medical College, Abbottabad
Abstract
Ameloblastoma is odontogenic tumour that arises within the jaws. Ameloblastoma classify as benign tumor but it is locally invasive that cause significant morbidity if left untreated.
Aims: The aim of the study was to analyze the demographic and histopathological variations of ameloblastoma in northern Pakistani population by retrospectively correlate and determine diagnosed cases of ameloblastoma.
Materials and Methods: Histopathologically already diagnosed cases of ameloblastoma were retrieved from the past data of Department of Pathology. Total, 74 cases were segregated from 5 years record. The patients were divided as a (a) gender, (b) age group, (c) site of the lesion and (d) histopathological variations. These findings were collerated with those available in the literature. This is retrospective study, mean and standard deviation was calculated.
Results: Among 74 patients, 37 (50%) were male and 37 (50%) were female. A maximum number of cases (62 of 74) of ameloblastoma were found in the third to fifth decades of life. Mandible was commonly involved (63 cases out of 74), Follicular variety was found in 66% followed by plexiform 16% follow by unicystic 14% then achantomatous 3 % and mixed 1%. The age range was 34.97 + 15.55
Conclusions: These data may present as guideline on occurrence of different histopathological types of ameloblastoma in northern Pakistani population and guidance with other similar studies conducted in other geographic population.
Key Words: Ameloblastoma, benign, demography, histopathological.