title: Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma of the maxilla: a case report with a literature review.
abstract: The aim of this report is to present a rare case of a Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma (GCOC) of a 21-year-old man with review of the literature. The patient was treated surgically, and one of the surgical margins was involved, the patient received adjuvant radiotherapy for local control. Five months later, patient presented with infraorbital lesion which was proven histological to be GCOC. Radiological images, histological sections and clinical photographs are also presented. One year after the second surgery, the patient was tumor free. The only effective treatment modality was surgical removal.
authors.affiliation: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Elneel Ahmed Mohamed
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: OMF Surgery, National University, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Musadak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali karrar
authors.affiliation: Faculty Of Medicine, Taibah University, KSA.
authors.forename: Abeer Abdalla
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: El-Siddig
authors.affiliation: Radiation and Isotope Khartoum Center, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Nahla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gafer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdel satir
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Odontogenic carcinoma; Sudan; ghost cell; mandible