Open AccessCalcifying Odontogenic Cyst Associated with an Orthokeratinized Odontogenic Cyst
Author(s) -
Vanessa Fátima Bernardes,
Júlio César Tanos de Lacerda,
Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar,
Ricardo Santiago Gomez
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
head and neck pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-0568
pISSN - 1936-055X
DOI - 10.1007/s12105-008-0072-3
Subject(s) - lesion , odontogenic cyst , pathology , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , anatomy , medicine , premolar , asymptomatic , ameloblastoma , cyst , odontogenic , biology , dentistry , maxilla , molar , botany , genus
Odontogenic tumors composed of two or more distinct types of lesions are unusual. In this paper, a case of an odontogenic lesion characterized by simultaneous occurrence of areas of calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) and orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC) is described. The lesion was asymptomatic and presented at the radiographic examination as a unilocular well-delimited radiolucency extending from left incisor to right premolar area in the mandible. To date, this is the first report of COC associated with an OOC.