title: An Adenomatoid Odontogenic Cyst (AOC) with an Assorted Histoarchitecture: A Unique Entity.
abstract: AOC - a relatively uncommon lesion of odontogenic origin, that is non-invasive, slow growing and composed of odontogenic epithelium, shows varied clinical and histoarchitectural patterns. It has been regarded as a benign odontogenic tumour for more than a century, sharing its clinical and radiographic features with that of dentigerous cysts. Few cases which have shown the association of this lesion with dentigerous cysts have also been reported. Some authors have reported a distinct hybrid variety of this lesion which was derived from dentigerous cysts. An attempt has been made in this article, in describing this lesion as a "hamartomatous odontogenic cyst" rather than a tumour. Although this lesion has been known to the oral pathologists for a long time, its histogenesis still remains obscure. The present case highlights a new school of thought regarding the origin of this lesion.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery , Kothrepally, Vikarabad-501101, Andhra Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Saritha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurra
authors.forename: Sumanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gunupati
authors.forename: Priyanka R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Suryanarayana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raju Y
authors.forename: B V Ramesh
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Reddy
keywords: Adenoameloblastoma; Dentigerous cyst; Hamartoma; Odontogenic cyst
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