1Department of oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Peoples College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhanpur, Bhopal-462 037, India
2Department Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Research Centre, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Shreenivas kallianpur MDS, Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Peoples College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, Pin-462 037. Phone: +91-99811-78252 email: k_shreenivas@yahoo.com
Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor is an uncommon odontogenic neoplasm which is included in the heterogenous group of lesions under a broader description of Ghost cell odontogenic tumors. All these lesions have the presence of ghost cells as a common feature. Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor is a unique lesion with variable biologic behaviour and found to occur with other odontogenic tumours. We present a case of Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor occurring in a 15 year old boy involving an unerupted permanent canine and premolar. The tumor was multicystic in nature and was associated with a complex odontome. This article also includes an update on nomenclature and classification of ghost cell odontogenic lesions.
Calcifying Cystic Odontogenic Tumor, Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst, Odontome, Ghost cells, Dentinoid.
