M Jiang1, M You, H Wang, L Xu. 1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To illustrate characteristic features of adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) on CBCT. METHODS: The archived CBCT and panoramic radiographs of eight patients histopathologically diagnosed as AOT were analysed. The radiographic features displayed on both radiographic images were carefully described and compared. RESULTS: All eight AOT cases presented as unilocular and well-demarcated lesions on both CBCT and panoramic images. CBCT images displayed three-dimensional interpretation of AOT lesions, especially the detailed intralesional radiopacities. Numerous discrete radiopaque foci scattered in the lesion with evident contrast to the radiolucent background could be considered as one of the characteristic features of AOT on CBCT. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with panoramic radiography, CBCT seems to possess better potential in diagnosing AOT.
OBJECTIVES: To illustrate characteristic features of adenomatoid odontogenic tumour (AOT) on CBCT. METHODS: The archived CBCT and panoramic radiographs of eight patients histopathologically diagnosed as AOT were analysed. The radiographic features displayed on both radiographic images were carefully described and compared. RESULTS: All eight AOT cases presented as unilocular and well-demarcated lesions on both CBCT and panoramic images. CBCT images displayed three-dimensional interpretation of AOT lesions, especially the detailed intralesional radiopacities. Numerous discrete radiopaque foci scattered in the lesion with evident contrast to the radiolucent background could be considered as one of the characteristic features of AOT on CBCT. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with panoramic radiography, CBCT seems to possess better potential in diagnosing AOT.
Authors: Hans Peter Philipsen; Peter A Reichart; Chong Huat Siar; Kok Han Ng; Shin Hin Lau; Xiaolin Zhang; Kittipong Dhanuthai; Somporn Swasdison; Aree Jainkittivong; Shabnum Meer; Vibha Jivan; Mario Altini; Vinay Hazarey; Ikuko Ogawa; Takashi Takata; Adalberto Abel Mosqueda Taylor; Héctor Godoy; Wilson A Delgado; Roman Carlos-Bregni; Juan Fransisco Reyes Macias; Kenichi Matsuzaka; Daisuke Sato; Pablo A Vargas; Ezekiel Taiwo Adebayo Journal: J Oral Pathol Med Date: 2007-08 Impact factor: 4.253