Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: an unusual case exhibiting cribriform aspect.
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.
Santos
Jean Nunes dos
JN
Laboratory of Oral Pathology, School Of Dentistry, Federal University of Bahai, Salvador, BA, Brazil. jeanunes@ufba.br
Lima
Flávia Oliveira de
FO
Romério
Pedro
P
Souza
Verônica Ferreira
VF
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult