title: Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor.
abstract: Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor (DGCT) is a rare, odontogenic neoplasm which is considered to be a solid variant of calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) with locally aggressive behavior. It accounts for only 2-14% of all COCs. To the best of our knowledge, only 88 cases of DGCT have been reported in the literature from 1968 to 2014. Herewith, we report a case of DGCT in a 68-year-old male patient with clinical presentation as a soft tissue growth over alveolar ridge and histopathologically characterized by ameloblastomatous epithelium, abundance of eosinophilic material and ghost cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sweety Sagarmal
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bafna
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Tabita
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Joy
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Jagdish Vishnu
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Tupkari
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Jayant Shivaji
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Landge
keywords: Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor; Van Gieson; dentinoid material; ghost cells