The malignant form of calcifying odontogenic cyst. A case report.
A rare case of the malignant form of Gorlin's cyst is reported in a 42-year-old woman. The neoplasm developed in the right maxilla, infiltrated the anterior wall and roof of the sinus and grew into the nasal cavity. Based upon literature data we characterized various clinical and histological forms of Gorlin's cyst (calcifying odontogenic cyst).
Dubiel-Bigaj
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Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathomorphology, School of Medicine, Kraków.
Olszewski
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Stachura
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J
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed