ABSTRACT
Pseudocarcinomatous squamous hyperplasia (PSH) affecting the jaws is uncommon. The mandible is the most common location, usually as a complication associated with osteomyelitis, medication-related osteonecrosis or osteoradionecrosis. Herein, we report an 8-year-old male patient presenting a solid ameloblastoma, plexiform type, who was treated by segmental mandibulectomy with bone grafting. Three months later, on the underlying graft, a sinus tract was observed, and a small bone fragment was resected which was diagnosed as bone sequestration associated with PSH. After 7-year follow-up, the patient is well, without alterations. To our knowledge, for the first time, we report in detail the immunohistochemical features of PSH which, in addition to epithelial component profile and chronic inflammatory cells, revealed a diffuse infiltration by dendritic cells, suggesting that epithelial cell-immune cell interactions in PSH pathogenesis should also be considered.
