title: Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: an unusual case exhibiting cribriform aspect.
abstract: The occurrence of areas exhibiting cribriform morphology in odontogenic tumors is not a very frequent finding. This report describes the case of a 22-year-old man who presented with swelling in the left anterior maxilla. An excisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia. Histopathologically, the lesion consisted of a cystic wall exhibiting an odontogenic epithelium lining composed of oval, angular, and elongated cells forming a cribriform pattern. No recurrence has been detected after 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Oral Pathology, School Of Dentistry, Federal University of Bahai, Salvador, BA, Brazil. jeanunes@ufba.br
authors.forename: Jean Nunes dos
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Flávia Oliveira de
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romério
authors.forename: Verônica Ferreira
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult