Document Type : Case Report(s)
Authors
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Assistant Professor, Kerman Oral and Dental Disease Research Center AND Kerman Social Determinants on Oral Health Research Center AND Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Kerman Oral and Dental Disease Research Center AND Kerman Social Determinants on Oral Health Research Center AND Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Professor, Department of Pathology, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare entity described by Pindborg and represents < 1% of all odontogenic tumors. Nearly 200 cases of this neoplasm have been reported to date. It mostly occurs in the posterior mandible associated with an impacted tooth, most often a mandibular molar. Patients are usually between 30 and 50 years of age, with no sex predilection. CASE REPORT: Presented here is a case of an intraosseous CEOT, which occurred in a 16-year-old female in the body of the mandible extending from tooth nos. 32 to 47 with no specific clinical manifestations. CONCLUSION: CEOT accounts for < 1% of all odontogenic tumors. Approximately 200 cases have been reported today. This case report describes the clinical, radiographic and microscopic features of a large CEOT in a 16-year-old girl, which although was big in size, had no specific clinical manifestations. The patient reported a relatively rapid evolution of the tumor in the mandibular region, which is a unique manifestation.
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