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Variants of the adenomatoid odontogenic tumor with a note on tumor origin
Author(s) -
Philipsen H. P.,
Samman N.,
Ormiston I. W.,
Wu P. C.,
Reichart P. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1992.tb01363.x
Subject(s) - adenomatoid odontogenic tumor , dental lamina , pathology , adenomatoid tumor , lesion , pathogenesis , ameloblastoma , odontogenic tumor , biology , odontogenic cyst , anatomy , medicine , odontogenic , immunohistochemistry , maxilla
Three rare variants of the adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) are described. A follicular AOT associated with an impacted and displaced 28, an extra‐follicular variant mimicking a radicular cyst around the apex of 23 and a peripheral (epulis‐like) variant exhibiting a periodontal bone defect palatal to 21. On reappraisal of the origin and pathogenesis of the AOT, it would seem that this tumor or hamartomatous lesion is derived from odontogenic epithelium of the dental lamina complex or its remnants.