Article
BRAFV600E mutation in the diagnosis of unicystic ameloblastoma.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Nov 2016
Pereira Núbia Braga, Pereira Karuza Maria Alves, Coura Bruna Pizziolo, Diniz Marina Gonçalves, de Castro Wagner Henriques, Gomes Carolina Cavalieri, Gomez Ricardo Santiago
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Unicystic ameloblastoma, an odontogenic neoplasm, presents clinical and radiographic similarities with dentigerous and radicular cysts, non-neoplastic lesions. It is not always possible to reach a final diagnosis with the incisional biopsy, leading to inappropriate treatment. The BRAFV600E activating mutation has been reported in a high proportion of ameloblastomas. The purpose of the study was to...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Ameloblastoma
- Base Sequence
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry