title: Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor of the mandible: review of the literature and report of a rare case.
abstract: Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a rare odontogenic tumor which is often misdiagnosed as odontogenic cyst. To acquire additional information about AOT, all reports regarding AOT and cited in "pubmed" since 1990 onward were reviewed. AOT accounts for about 1% until 9% of all odontogenic tumors. It is predominantly found in young and female patients, located more often in the maxilla in most cases associated with an uneruppted permanent tooth. For radiological diagnose the intraoral periapical radiograph seems to be more useful than panoramic. However, AOT frequently resemble other odontogenic lesions such as dentigerous cysts or ameloblastoma. Immunohistochemically AOT is characterized by positive reactions with certain cytokeratins. Treatment is conservative and the prognosis is excellent. For illustration a rare case of an AOT in the mandible is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr, 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. handschel@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Jörg Gk
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Handschel
authors.forename: Rita A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Depprich
authors.forename: André C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Braunstein
authors.forename: Norbert R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kübler
mesh_terms: D018254:Adenomatoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult