title: Central epithelial odontogenic ghost cell tumour. A case report.
abstract: Central epithelial odontogenic ghost cell tumour, a neoplastic variant of calcifying odontogenic cyst, is a rare lesion with a very few cases published in the English literature. Histologically, the tumour consists of clusters of infiltrating odontogenic epithelium and ghost cells in varying numbers. We describe the first case of central epithelial odontogenic ghost cell tumour occurring in a pregnant woman and in which determination of bone densitometry in the preoperative panoramic radiographs has been performed. We have reviewed the literature available in English and compared it with our case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital of Oviedo, School of Oral and Dental Medicine, University of Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Junquera
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Albertos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: López-Arranz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018333:Odontogenic Cyst, Calcifying / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011859:Radiography