title: Pindborg tumor in children.
abstract: Pindborg tumor or calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor is a rare benign neoplasm. The average age at diagnosis is 40 years without a significant prevalence for one sex. The most frequent localization is the mandibular premolar and molar area; less frequently the lesion is found in the maxilla, while other localizations like the maxillary sinus are extremely rare. Ethiology of this lesion is not clear. The complete surgical removal of the lesion is usually considered the most common type of treatment. The authors report a peculiar case of Pindborg tumor characterized by a rare localization of the lesion (maxillary incisal area) and by the young age of the patient (nine years old). The correct treatment in the case of a small mass is the surgical enucleation of the lesion. The purpose of the surgical treatment is the radical resection of the neoplasm with clean margins in order to reduce the risk of recurrence of disease. Recurrence of disease many years after surgical therapy has been reported that is why a clinical and instrumental long-term follow-up of the patient are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Maxillo-facial Surgery Department, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ungari
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poladas
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giovannetti
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carnevale
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannetti
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018333:Odontogenic Cyst, Calcifying / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed