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Abstract
A neoplastic (solid), calcifying ghost cell tumour is a rare subtype of Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst. The most important features of this pathologic entity are histopathological features, which include a proliferating cystic lining which demonstrates characteristic "Ghost" epithelial cells which have a propensity to calcify. We are reporting a case of a 61-year-old male with a painful swelling in the lower right jaw. Radiology showed a bilocular, well circumscribed, radiolucent lesion in the mandible, which measured 2x1 cm, with radiopaque structures within it. Tooth extraction was done, with enucleation of the lesion, which histopathologically revealed features of a solid, calcifying ghost cell tumour, with an intraosseous variant. The case has been presented, with a brief review of literature.Entities:
Keywords: Intraosseous Variant; Neoplastic (solid) Calcifying Ghost Cell Tumor
Year: 2013 PMID: 24179921 PMCID: PMC3809660 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/6115.3383
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X