Ameloblastoma ex calcifying odontogenic cyst (dentinogenic ghost cell tumor).
Calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) has shown to be of extensive diversity in its clinical and histopathological features, as well as in its biological behavior. In this report, a rare case is described of ameloblastoma ex COC (dentinogenic ghost cell tumor) and the relevant literature is briefly reviewed.
Ide
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Department of Pathology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-8501, Japan. ide-f@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
Obara
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Mishima
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Saito
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D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D018333:Odontogenic Cyst, Calcifying / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic