Open AccessAmeloblastomatous calcifying odontogenic cyst: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Urvi Shah,
Hiren Patel,
Haren Pandya,
Hitesh Dewan,
Bijal Bhavsar,
Enosh Steward
Publication year - 2018
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/ams.ams_206_17
Subject(s) - medicine , maxilla , odontogenic cyst , ameloblastoma , cyst , differential diagnosis , cochrane library , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , odontogenic tumor , systematic review , lesion , medline , dentistry , pathology , meta analysis , biology , biochemistry , botany , genus
Ameloblastomatous calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) is an extremely rare histopathologic variant of COC, an odontogenic cyst of the jaws. It needs to be differentiated from closely associated variant ameloblastoma ex COC that is entitled to a more aggressive form of surgical management.