Who is Pindborg?
Who is Pindborg?
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as a Pindborg tumor, is an odontogenic tumor first recognized by the Danish pathologist Jens Jørgen Pindborg in 1955. It was previously described as an adenoid adamantoblastoma, unusual ameloblastoma and a cystic odontoma.
What is a Pindborg tumor?
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor, also known as Pindborg tumor, is a rare, benign, locally aggressive tumor that occurs in the same age range and in the same jaw sites as ameloblastoma. There is no gender predilection. A propensity for the mandibular molar region versus the premolar maxilla has been reported.
What is calcifying odontogenic tumor?
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare benign epithelial odontogenic neoplasm of slow growth that is locally aggressive and tends to invade bone and adjacent soft tissue. Here is reported the case of a 21-year-old female patient with a CEOT in the left mandibular posterior region.
Is cementoblastoma cancerous?
Cementoblastoma is a type of benign odontogenic tumor, with the optimal treatment consisting of tooth extraction and follow-up examination. Osteosarcoma of the jaw is a rare, malignant disease with a poor prognosis, and the imaging and clinical appearance of the lesion is highly variable.
How common is cementoblastoma?
Cementoblastoma is a rare benign odontogenic tumor that accounts for less than 1% of all odontogenic tumors [2, 3].
How can you tell the difference between AOT and Dentigerous cysts?
The characteristic radiographic difference between dentigerous cyst and follicular AOT is that the radiolucency in the former is never associated with part of the root (always attached at the cervix) whereas in the latter it is most commonly associated with the part of the root.
What is a ghost cyst?
In one-third of cases, an impacted tooth is involved. Histologically, cells that are described as “ghost cells”, enlarged eosinophilic epithelial cells without nuclei, are present within the epithelial lining and may undergo calcification.
What does CEOT mean?
A calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a locally invasive epithelial neoplasm characterized by the development of intraepithelial structures, probably of an amyloid-like nature, which may become calcified and liberated as the cells break down.
What is an odontogenic fibroma?
Central odontogenic fibroma (COF) is an extremely rare benign tumor that accounts for 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. It appears as an asymptomatic expansion of the cortical plate of the mandible or maxilla. Radiologically it presents as a unilocular or multilocular radiolucency.
