Open AccessClassification of odontogenic cysts and tumors – Antecedents
Author(s) -
Aesha Imran,
P Jayanthi,
Shafiq Tanveer,
Sreeja C Gobu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.185935
Subject(s) - terminology , odontogenic , taxonomy (biology) , medicine , computer science , psychology , natural language processing , pathology , linguistics , biology , philosophy , zoology
Pierre Paul Broca produced a monograph on tumor classification which also included the classification of odontogenic tumors (OTs). The terminology used to describe malignant epithelial OTs has varied since the World Health Organization published the initial consensus on the taxonomy of OTs. Minor changes were introduced in the second edition. It is only in the very recent years that additional knowledge has accumulated and refined the classification. This review emphasizes on reasons for modification by each author and the recent acceptance.