title: Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor arising from the mandibular molar region: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaka
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yama
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakizawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: 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*