Open AccessAn unusual presentation of an odontogenic tumor: A diagnostic quandary
Author(s) -
Priya Sara Thomas,
Aneesh Sebastian,
Rekha Krishnapillai,
Sapna Chandran
Publication year - 2021
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/jomfp.jomfp_147_20
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , alveolar mucosa , pathology , odontogenic , presentation (obstetrics) , ameloblastoma , odontogenic tumor , oral cavity , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , tooth mobility , dentistry , biology , maxilla , radiology , botany , genus
Squamous odontogenic tumor (SOT) is a rare benign neoplasm and may be located to multiple sites in the oral cavity mouth. As per the literature, there have been <50 reported cases. The tumor is often asymptomatic, although it can present with symptoms of pain and tooth mobility. Peripheral odontogenic tumor is a rare entity derived from either epithelial or mesenchymal portions of the tooth-forming apparatus. Lesions are common to gingiva and alveolar mucosa. Peripheral granular cell ameloblastoma (GCA) is considered to be even rarer. The purpose of the study is to report a case of SOT with a synchronous association with peripheral GCA of cystic nature in the mandible. The occurrence of SOT with ameloblastoma has not been reported as per the literature search.