Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor arising from the mandibular molar region: a case report and review of the literature.
This case report describes a rare case of an adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) arising in the mandibular third molar region of a 20-year-old female. The tumor was a well-circumscribed intraosseous lesion with an embedded tooth. Histologically, the induction of extensive globular calcification was evident in addition to the characteristic histological features of AOT. The present case lends support to the categorization of AOT as an odontogenic tumor consisting of a disorderly mixture of odontogenic epithelium and odontogenic ectomesenchyme with calcification.
Sato
Daisuke
D
Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan.
Matsuzaka
Kenichi
K
Yama
Mitsuru
M
Kakizawa
Takashi
T
Inoue
Takashi
T
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000473:pathology*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology*