title: Peripheral calcifying odontogenic cyst.
abstract: Calcifying odontogenic cyst is a rare lesion representing about 1% of jaw cysts. It may occur in a central (intraosseous) or peripheral (extraosseous) location. A case of peripheral calcifying odontogenic cyst located on the gingiva, appearing as a painless, circumscribed, sessile, and pink to red nodule has been reported.Peripheral, in contrast to central, calcifying odontogenic cyst tends to affect older patients. Peripheral calcifying odontogenic cyst is a less aggressive lesion than the central counterpart, and a simple excision biopsy is curative. The histologic findings of an epithelium rich in ghost cells has helped in making the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Mazandaran, Iran. ms_majidi79@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seyedmajidi
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feizabadi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D018333:Odontogenic Cyst, Calcifying / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods