z-logo
Premium
Pyogenic granuloma mimicking peripheral dentinogenic ghost‐cell tumour recurrence: case report and meta‐analytic literature update
Author(s) -
Pommer B.,
Dvorak G.,
Rappersberger K.,
Jordan R.C.K.,
Watzek G.,
Pogrel M.A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12019
Subject(s) - medicine , pyogenic granuloma , maxilla , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , biopsy , pathology , peripheral , lesion , dentistry , botany , biology , genus
Peripheral (extraosseous) dentinogenic ghost‐cell tumours are extremely rare neoplasms, representing less than 1% of all odontogenic tumours. Only 28 cases (including the present report) are described in literature: the majority of patients (89%) are over 40 years of age (mean: 59.1 ± 20.5 years) and 63% are male. Seventy‐three per cent are located in the mandible, and anterior jaw regions are most commonly affected (74%). Erosion of the underlying bone can be observed in 53% radiographically. The present case report describes a recurrent swelling after excisional biopsy of a peripheral dentinogenic ghost‐cell tumour in the anterior maxilla of a 78‐year‐old male patient mimicking tumour recurrence. Histopathological examination of the second biopsy, however, revealed no evidence of ghost‐cell tumour recurrence but development of a pyogenic granuloma. In contrast to central dentinogenic ghost‐cell tumours, there is no evidence of recurrence of peripheral dentinogenic ghost‐cell tumours in literature to date.

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here