title: Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor - a report of two cases with histopathology correlation.
abstract: Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon, hamartomatous, benign, epithelial lesion of odontogenic origin that was first described by Driebaldt in 1907, as a pseudo-adenoameloblastoma. The current World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of odontogenic tumors defines AOT as being composed of the odontogenic epithelium in a variety of histoarchitectural patterns, embedded in mature connective tissue stroma, and characterized by slow, but progressive growth. The current article reports two cases with different presentations; first in a young female patient and the second in a middle-aged male patient. The importance of biopsy, which is the gold standard for diagnosis, and its use in planning of the treatment is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College, Potheri, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Pavitra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baskaran
authors.forename: Satyaranjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: M Sathya
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mithra