Cystic variant of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor

Autor: Jyothi Bellur Madhava Rao, Rekha Krishnapillai, Niranjan Kochli Channappa
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry. 3:152-156
ISSN: 2041-1618
Popis: The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor is a rare benign odontogenic neoplasm of the jaw. Clinically, calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor manifests as an intraosseous lesion (central type) in the majority of cases (95%). Extraosseous or peripheral lesions account for less than 5% of cases. Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor can be associated with an impacted tooth and give a radiographic simulation of dentigerous cyst. Most calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumors are solid in nature, histopathologically, and might have few cyst-like spaces within them. However, a true cystic calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor is a rare possibility. We describe a case of a true cystic variant of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor in a 30-year-old male, which to our knowledge, is only the second reported case.
Databáze: OpenAIRE