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Calcifying odontogenic cyst with atypical features
Author(s) -
SM Balaji,
Rooban Thavarajah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.95331
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , odontogenic cyst , adenomatoid odontogenic tumor , histopathological examination , pathology , odontogenic , presentation (obstetrics) , cyst , malignant transformation , anatomy , ameloblastoma , radiology , maxilla
The calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) was first delineated in 1962. It is a rare developmental odontogenic cyst with notable presence of histopathological features which include a cystic lining demonstrating characteristic "Ghost" epithelial cells with a propensity to calcify. In addition, the COC may be associated with other recognized odontogenic tumors. This gives rise to a spectrum of variants of COC according to clinical, histopathological, and radiological characteristics. Very few reports have actually captured the actual transformation while most reported cases are documents of co-existing lesions. This article presents one such entity, where the asymptomatic presentation misled the diagnosis and on histopathological examination revealed the COC with areas suggestive of adenomatoid odontogenic tumor.

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