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Aggressive (malignant?) epithelial odontogenic ghost cell tumour of the maxilla

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. H. Siar  and
K. H. NG
C. H. Siar*
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
K. H. NG
Affiliation:
Department of Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Division of Stomatologyt, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*
Chang Huat Siar, M.Sc, F.D.S.R.C.P.S. (Glas.), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Abstract

A case is described of ameloblastoma of the mandible presenting with multiple recurrences and subsequent extension to the maxilla with resultant transformation into an aggressive (malignant?) epithelial odontogenic ghost cell tumour. The latter is a rare, biologically virulent entity that affects mainly males, exhibits a preference for the maxilla and is histologically characterized by atypical malignant odontogenic epithelium associated with areas of ghost cell formation and varying amounts of dentinoid

Keywords

AmeloblastomaMandible
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 269 - 271
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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