1. Central calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour in the posterior maxilla: a case report
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William J. Besly, Paul Monsour, Neil W. Savage, Sarah Y Chaw, Alyssa Zhang, and Anna A Talacko
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Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,030206 dentistry ,Unerupted tooth ,medicine.disease ,Odontogenic tumour ,Lesion ,stomatognathic diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Odontoma ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Maxilla ,medicine ,Pindborg tumour ,medicine.symptom ,business ,General Dentistry ,Posterior maxilla ,Sinus (anatomy) - Abstract
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour (CEOT), or Pindborg tumour, is a rare, benign odontogenic tumour. CEOT is usually asymptomatic and an incidental radiological finding, often presenting as a mandibular radiolucency with flecks of calcific material. We report an unusual case of CEOT in the left posterior maxilla of a 46-year-old male that was associated with an unerupted tooth. The tumour in this case caused non-specific sinus symptoms and appeared radiographically similar to an odontoma or ossifying fibroma due to its dense calcific contents. Diagnosis was confirmed histologically following surgical removal of the lesion, which showed classic CEOT histomorphology. We report this case to highlight the unusual clinico-radiologic presentation and illustrate the diagnostic difficulties that can occur with radiolucent and/or radiopaque lesions in the jaws.
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- 2016
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