title: Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma.
abstract: Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma (GCOC) is the malignant counterpart of calcifying cystic odontogenic tumour and dentinogenic ghost cell tumour. This is the case of a middle-aged male who presented with a slow-growing maxillary tumour. He was asymptomatic until pain symptoms developed prior to initial presentation. The excised tumour was diagnosed as a ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma. More case reports are needed for further understanding of this rare malignant odontogenic tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, Southern Cross Pathology, Southern Health, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia. simon.nazaretian@med.monash.edu.au <simon.nazaretian@med.monash.edu.au>
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nazaretian
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schenberg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Slootweg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins