Hybrid variant of desmoplastic ameloblastoma, a rare histomorphological entity – A case report and review of literature

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma is an uncommon variant of ameloblastoma with special anatomic distribution, histomorphology and radiographic features that differ from those of conventional ameloblastoma. The “Hybrid” variant of desmoplastic ameloblastoma is a rare variant in which histologically, a follicular or plexiform pattern of conventional ameloblastoma coexists with areas of desmoplastic ameloblastoma. We report an unusual case of such a hybrid lesion presenting as a left hemi-mandibular swelling in a 41-year-old female patient. The purpose of this article is to add to the existing body of literature a rarely reported condition.