Peripheral Ameloblastoma in the Maxillary Canine Region

This report is of a 71-year-old woman with a peripheral ameloblastoma of a granular cell type arising in the crevicular epithelium of the maxillary canine region. The osseous hard mass was pedunculated and spherical with normal surface mucosa. The excised specimen revealed ameloblastomatous tissue exhibiting areas of continuity with the crevicular epithelium. After surgery, no evidence of recurrence was observed.