Ulcerated anterior maxillary swelling showing radiopaque bodies on cone beam computed tomography.
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as Pindborg tumor, is a rare benign tumor of epithelial origin of locally aggressive behavior, which represents less than 1% of all odontogenic tumors affecting the oral cavity. The lesion usually presents as a nonulcerated painless mass of slow growth, commonly affecting the posterior region of the mandible. Depending on the stages of development, CEOTs may present variable radiographic appearances. To date, a few number of cases affecting the anterior maxillary region have been published in the English-language literature. This article describes an interesting and rare case of an anterior ulcerated maxillary swelling diagnosed as a CEOT based on clinical, cone beam computed tomography and pathologic findings. Functional results were obtained with the surgical approach, and no recurrence of the lesion during a 2-year follow-up period was observed.
From the *Division of Oral Radiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza; †Post-Graduate Program, Oral Pathology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte; ‡Division of Oral Surgery, Catholic Faculty Rainha do Sertão, Quixadá; Divisions of §Oral Imaginology, §Oral Surgery, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza; and ∥Division of Oral Pathology, Federal University of Ceará Campus Sobral, Sobral, Brazil.
Fábio Wildson Gurgel
FW
Costa
Marcelo Gadelha
MG
Vasconcelos
Lélia Maria Guedes
LM
de Queiroz
Sormani Bento Fernandes
SB
de Queiroz
Alynne Vieira
AV
de Menezes
Eduardo Costa Studart
EC
Soares
Karuza Maria Alves
KM
Pereira
D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*