title: Peripheral epithelial odontogenic tumors.
abstract: Peripheral epithelial odontogenic tumors are the extraosseous equivalents of the much more often encountered central gnathic odontogenic tumors. The peripheral tumors arise in the mandibular or maxillary gingiva from the surface mucosa or dental lamina rests in the submucosa. Ameloblastoma is the most common histologic type. It, like all other peripheral epithelial odontogenic tumors, follows a benign, nonaggressive clinical course.
authors: Dept of Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Batsakis
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Hicks
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Flaitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*