Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (Pindborg tumor).
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare entity and represents less than 1% of all odontogenic tumors. Dr. J J Pindborg (1958) first described four cases of this unusual lesion; subsequently Shafer et al coined the term Pindborg tumor. This lesion is a locally aggressive benign odontogenic neoplasm arising from epithelial tissue. It occurs most commonly in 4(th)-5(th)-6(th) decade of life and bears no gender predilection. A case of CEOT in a 50-year-old male arising in the left body region is described.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Sciences, NIMS University, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Neeraj
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Singh
Sharad
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Sahai
Sourav
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Singh
Smita
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Singh