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Rev Cubana Estomatol, Vol. 53, No. 2 (2016)
PRESENTACIÓN DE CASO
Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma arising in the
mandible*
Fibrosarcoma ameloblástico en la mandíbula
Marcelo Marcucci, I^ Karina Cecília Panelli Santos, II^ Juliane Pirágine Araújo,II^ Décio Santos Pinto Junior, II^ Jefferson Xavier OliveiraII I (^) Department of Stomatology. Heliópolis Hospital, São Paulo. SP, Brazil. II (^) Department of Stomatology. School of Dentistry. University of São Paulo. SP, Brazil. ABSTRACT Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma is a rare odontogenic neoplasm and is considered the malignant counterpart of ameloblastic fibroma. The diagnosis is made by histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation, since the epithelial component remains benign and the mesenchymal component becomes malignant. Until 2012, only 72 cases were published in English-literature. This article presents a case of intraoral mass at the posterior mandible of a 23 year-old female patient. Panoramic radiography showed a multilocular radiolucent lesion with ill-defined borders and tooth involvement. The mandibular canal presented loss of architecture also. The computed tomography images (bone window) showed hypodense https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/rt/printerFriendly/144/282 22/01/25, 8: 21 p.m.
lesion leading to expansion, tapering and irregular destruction of cortical, and tooth involvement. Incisional biopsy was performed for histopathological evaluation. The results revealed a mixed lesion with epithelial and mesenchymal cellular proliferation. At immunohistochemical analysis, the mesenchymal portion was vimentin positive and the epithelial component was positive for cytokeratin AE1-AE3. It also showed p53 intense labeling in all tumorous cells. The final diagnosis was ameloblastic fibrosarcoma. The lesion was surgically excised with clear margins. The radiographic appearance, even imperative for treatment planning, poorly contributed to final diagnosis, which was reached by histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluations. The treatment is still controversial, without a definition regarding chemotherapy and radiotherapy as coadjutant treatment. Keywords: oral cancer; odontogenic tumor; maxillary neoplasms. RESUMEN El fibrosarcoma ameloblástico es una neoplasia odontogénica poco frecuente y es considerada la contraparte maligna del fibroma ameloblástico. El diagnóstico se realiza mediante la evaluación histopatológica e inmunohistoquímica, ya que el componente epitelial sigue siendo benigno y el componente mesenquimal se convierte en maligno. Hasta 2012, solo 72 casos fueron publicados en la literatura inglesa. En este artículo se presenta un caso de masa intraoral en la mandíbula parte posterior, de una paciente de 23 años de edad. La radiografía panorámica mostró una lesión radiolúcida multilocular con bordes mal definidos y con un diente incluso en la lesión. El canal mandibular también presentaba pérdida de la arquitectura. La tomografía computarizada (TC) (ventana de hueso) presentó lesión hipodensa que provocaba una expansión que se estrechaba y destruía irregularmente la cortical, además envolvía la pieza dentaria. Se realizó biopsia incisional para evaluación histopatológica. Los resultados revelaron una lesión mixta con proliferación celular epitelial y mesenquimal. En el análisis inmunohistoquímico, la porción mesenquimal fue positivo para vimentina y el componente epitelial fue positivo para citoqueratina AE1-AE3. También mostró marcación intensa para p53 en todas las células tumorales. El diagnóstico final fue de fibrosarcoma ameloblástico. La lesión fue extirpada quirúrgicamente con márgenes de seguridad. El aspecto radiológico, aunque imprescindible para la planificación del tratamiento, poco contribuyó al diagnóstico final, que fue alcanzado por las evaluaciones histopatológicas e https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/rt/printerFriendly/144/282 22/01/25, 8: 21 p.m.
with ill-defined borders, tooth involvement, and loss of the architecture of the mandibular canal (Fig. 1B). The computed tomography (CT) images (bone window) showed hypodense and expansive lesion involving an irrupted element. Destruction of cortical was detectable (Fig. 1C, 1D). The CT images (soft tissue window) highlighted hypodense areas within an infiltrative lesion. Moreover, contrast-enhanced images presented low contrast penetration, and, in some areas, it overflows the lesion (Fig. 1E, 1F). Incisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia. The histopathological evaluation revealed a mixed lesion with epithelial and mesenchymal cellular proliferation. The epithelial portion was composed by nests and thin plexiform anastomosing cords and strands of odontogenic epithelium exhibiting peripheral palisading and reverses nuclear polarity, as well as small central areas of stellate reticulum-like areas (Fig. 2A). The mesenchymal https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/rt/printerFriendly/144/282 22/01/25, 8: 21 p.m.
proliferation consisted on spindle and stellate cells that exhibited moderate nuclear pleomorphism and vesicular to densely hyperchromatic chromatin. Typical sarcomatous perivascular cellular concentration was also noted (Fig. 2B). By immunohistoquemical analisys, vimentin and cytokeratin AE1- AE3 were positive in mesenchymal and epithelial components, respectively. Tumoral cells showed intense labeling by p53 (Fig. 2C, 2D, 2E) The final diagnosis was ameloblastic fibrosarcoma. The treatment consisted in surgical excision followed by area reconstruction. The lesion was accessed through submandibular approach under general anesthesia, and hemimandibulectomy and selective neck dissection (level I) were preformed. A titanium https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/rt/printerFriendly/144/282 22/01/25, 8: 21 p.m.
tumor radiographic appearance. The differential diagnosis includes other odontogenic sarcomas, specifically those entities that present similar histological features, such as ameloblastic fibrodentinosarcoma and fibro-odontosarcoma.^13 Because of the rapid growth, and intraoral and images aspects the lesion was thought to be a malignant odontogenic tumor. These entities are rare as primary head and neck lesions arising within the jaws, less than 2-3% of all oral and maxillofacial specimens sent for diagnosis to oral pathology services and 0.002-0.003 % is the estimate rate comparing to hole body tumors.15,16^ This rarity makes the specific diagnosis really challenging.^15 Radiographically, AFS appear as a radiolucent lesion with ill- defined borders.2,3,5,13,14^ Cortical may be eroded.2,3,9^ Images from CT exam usually present an invasive mass with cortical expansion and perforation.2,3,11^ CT is the method of choice for AFS evaluation, since it allows the observation of lesion's real expansion and adjacent structures involvement without image superimposition or distortions.^11 The panoramic radiography from the patient revealed the same features described in the literature. Besides that, CT images clearly showed cortical expansion and destruction, tooth involvement and loss of architecture of mandibular canal. Moreover, the low penetration of contrast during CT exam emphasizes the solid aspect of the lesion. The microscopic features can be divided into two parts: the benign epithelial part, similar to ameloblastic lesion, and malignant mesenchymal part, with sarcomatous aspects.5,6,8-11,14^ The epithelium presents columnar cells, with hyperchromatic nucleus. At mesenchymal tissue the cells are fusiform, with marked pleomorphism, hyperchromatism and abnormal mitotic figures.5,8- 11,13 (^) The importance and relevance of imunohistochemical analysis was also addressed, especially in cases of recurrence, with mitotic activity increased at mesenchyme and decreased epithelial evidences 17. Despite the fact that there was no previous lesion, we have decided to investigate the lesion by imunohistochemical approach. The evaluation included vimentin and citokeratins AE1-AE3, and the results revealed the mixed outline of the lesion. The p53 evaluation also proved the alterations are well noticed at sarcomatous lesion. The treatment of choice is surgical excision with clear margins, because AFS is a very invasive and recurrent lesion.1,3,4,6-11, Some authors also include a combination of chemotherapy, https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/rt/printerFriendly/144/282 22/01/25, 8: 21 p.m.
radiotherapy.4,7,14^ In the current case, the surgical excision was performed, without any recommendations of chemotherapy or radiotherapy as coadjutant treatment. After eight months from surgery, the patient didn't show any evidence of recurrence. In conclusion, a rare case of an AFS is presented. The radiographic appearance, even imperative for treatment planning, poorly contributed to final diagnosis, which was reached by histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluations. The treatment is still controversial, without a definition regarding chemotherapy and radiotherapy as coadjutant treatment.
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Recibido: 3 de diciembre de 2012. Aprobado: 4 de febrero de 2016. Marcelo Marcucci. Department of Stomatology, Heliópolis Hospital, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Correo electrónico: marcucci21@gmail.com
- This case was presented at 59th^ Annual Session of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (Pittsburgh, PA/USA -
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