Peripheral Location: A Rare Case Report

examination of the excisional mass shows odontogenic epithelium arranged in follicle of various sizes (Figure 2). Peripheral ameloblastoma is a relatively uncommon odontogenic tumor that is histologically identical to the classic intra-osseous ameloblastoma. It originates in the soft tissues of the oral cavity namely alveolar mucosa or gingiva.1 Granular cell ameloblastoma is a rare variant of ameloblastoma which accounts for only 5 % of all ameloblastomas as stated by Hartman.2 Histopathologically it has numerous large granular cells. These usually form the central mass of epithelial islands and cords. Ultrastructurally, these granules represent lysosomal aggregates.3 Reichart et al. reported a 33.3 % recurrence rate for granular cell ameloblastoma, which was higher, compared to the more common follicular, plexiform, and acanthomatous subtypes.