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02 September 2022 : Case report  Japan

Hypoproteinemia Associated with a Gigantic Odontogenic Tumor: A Report of 2 Cases

Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Tadashi Kawai1AEF*, Toshimi Chiba2DE, Kei Onodera1B, Naoko Tsunoda1B, Yuko Komatsu1B, Shuu Suzuki1B, Yuki Saito ORCID logo1B, Shintaro Kogi1BC, Yasunori Takeda3CDE, Hiroyuki Yamada1AE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937301

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937301

Figure 3. (A) Pantomography of the patient in case 1 at 6 months after surgery. The tumor was resected, and the mandibular shape was reconstructed using a titanium plate with the condyle head. (B) Pathological photograph of the patient in case 1. Tumor nests showing densely packed cells rimmed by tall columnar cells with marked pleomorphism (×200, H–E stain). (C) Pantomography of the patient in case 2 at 6 weeks after surgery. The tumor was resected, and the mandibular shape was reconstructed using a titanium plate with the condyle head. (D) Pathological photograph of the patient in case 2. Tumor consisting of various-sized and -shaped follicular parenchyma, dense collagenous stroma, and granular cells in central areas of the tumor nests (×100, H–E stain).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923