Effectiveness of surgical decompression in the treatment of a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor

Effectiveness of surgical decompression in the treatment of a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor

The calcifying odontogenic cystic tumor (CCOT) is a benign lesion of odontogenic origin characterized by an ameloblastoma-like epithelium with ghost cells that may calcify. Despite broadly considered as a cyst, some investigators prefer to classify it as a neoplasm. Clinically, it occurs predominant...

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Main Authors: Yuri Slusarenko da Silva, Adalmir Gonzaga dos Santos Queiroz, Flávio Wellington da Silva Ferraz, Décio dos Santos Pinto Júnior, Fabio Daumas Nunes, Fernando Melhem Elias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Odontogenic Tumors
Decompression
Surgical
Curettage
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/98465

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