Publication: Gingival Calcifying Epithelial Tumor - A Rare Case Report
Files
Date
2014
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumors are rare odontogenic neoplasms that
account for approximately one percent of all odontogenic tumors. Extra osseous
variant is very rare with very few cases being reported in literature Peripheral
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) commonly resemble oral hyperplastic
or reactive lesions and are histologically similar to their intraosseous counterparts.
Here we report a rare case of gingival calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor in
the mandibular posterior region in a 31 year old female patient. Interestingly on
literature review in on PubMed search only 22 case reports were available in,
English literature, added to that this report will be the 23rd case.
KEY WORDS
Computed tomography, gingival calcifying epithelial tumor, odontogenic tumor,
peripheral calcifying epithelial tumor, pindborg tumor
Description
Tejasvi MLA,1 Bangi BB,1 Geetha P,1 Pavani D,2 Harsha B1
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Kamineni Institute Dental Sciences Sreepuram Narket Pally,
Nalgonda Dist, T.S- 508254, India
2Shri. Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Medical and
Rural Development Foundation’s Dental College and Hospital
Ahmednagar-414003, India
Keywords
Computed tomography, Gingival calcifying epithelial tumor, Odontogenic tumor, Peripheral calcifying epithelial tumor, Pindborg tumor