Desmoplastic ameloblastoma

Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumour of epithelial origin that exhibits a locally aggressive behaviour with a high level of recurrence. Among the variants of ameloblastoma, desmoplastic ameloblastoma is a rare and unique entity which is characterized by marked stromal desmoplasia. Until now only 150 cases of desmoplastic ameloblastoma have been reported worldwide. Among them only one case had been reported with multiple intraoral swellings. Hence we report a rare case of 36 year old female patient, presenting with multiple swellings in the lower jaw which was diagnosed as desmoplastic ameloblastoma by correlating the clinical, radiological and histological findings. The present case deserves a special attention because of its unfamiliar appearance & potentially aggressive behaviour.