title: An atypical presentation of Pindborg tumor in anterior maxilla.
abstract: Pindborg tumor, the eponymous counterpart of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), is a rare benign odontogenic neoplasm that was first described by a Dutch pathologist Jens Jorgen Pindborg in 1955 and accounts for approximately 1% of all odontogenic tumors. Its origin as well as its malignant potential is controversial. This neoplasm is possibly of stratum intermedium origin and occurring predominantly in the mandible of adults. We hereby report a case of Pindborg tumor arising in the premaxilla which is seldom (9 out of 200 cases) documented in the scientific literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Bangalore Rahim Ahmed
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mujib
authors.forename: Pavan Gurunathrao
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lingappa
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jahagirdar
authors.forename: Cristalle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soman