Open AccessThe deceptive histomorphology of DGCT – A case report
Author(s) -
S Sushmitha,
V. Ramesh,
B R Premalatha,
K Ramadoss
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of oral medicine, oral surgery, oral pathology and oral radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-6194
pISSN - 2395-6186
DOI - 10.18231/j.jooo.2021.056
Subject(s) - histopathological examination , medicine , pathology , odontogenic , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , odontogenic cyst , neoplasm , radiography , anatomy , radiology , biology , botany , genus
Dentinogenic ghost cell tumors (DGCTs) are uncommon neoplasms classified as a solid variant of the calcifying odontogenic cyst and defined as a locally invasive neoplasm, characterized histologically by an ameloblastomatous epithelium with an area of ghost cell formation and a varying amount of dentinoid. Herein, we present the case of a 22-year old man who was referred to us due to recurrent swelling of right posterior mandibular region. The diagnosis of a DGCT was made by the use of advanced radiographic imaging and detailed histopathological examination.