Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour: an unusual cause of gingival swelling in a 3-year-old patient.
The adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) is an uncommon, benign lesion of the jaws. It has been subdivided into two broad categories: central AOT and peripheral AOT. A case of peripheral AOT in a 3-year-old female with a history of congenital adrenal hyperplasia is reported. The lesion presented as a gingival mass associated with a fully erupted deciduous canine tooth. This is the eleventh reported case of peripheral AOT and the first in a 3-year-old patient.
Kearns
G J
GJ
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0440, USA.
Smith
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D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*