CASE REPORT   

European Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2021 April;5(1):23-6

DOI: 10.23736/S2532-3466.20.00206-4

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language: English

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor of the mandible mistaken as an odontogenic cyst

Irene ROMEO ¹ ✉, Fabio ROCCIA ¹, Enrico C. FALCO ², Claudia MAUGERI ¹

¹ Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; ² Unit of Pathology, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor is a rare and benign epithelial odontogenic neoplasm, also called Pindborg tumor. We presented the case of a 41-year-old woman affected by a asymptomatic radiolucent lesion of mandibular angle, managed with a conservative treatment and only after histological result diagnosed like a calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor. The aim of this article was to describe the management of a mandibular Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor mistaken as an odontogenic cyst with an impacted third molar.

KEY WORDS: Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor; Mandible; Odontogenic tumors