The Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumour

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour ("Pindborg Tumour"): a case report.

A 36-year-old woman was examined and treated for a rare odontogenic tumor in the mandible, the calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as the Pindborg tumor. The tumor extended from the left mandibular molar region to the right premolar area and had almost completely destroyed the bone in the anterior mandibular region. An orthopantomogram showed a multiloculated radiolucent ...

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor.

Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor

The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare benign epithelial odontogenic neoplasm of slow growth that is locally aggressive and tends to invade bone and adjacent soft tissue. Here is reported the case of a 21-year-old female patient with a CEOT in the left mandibular posterior region. The computerized tomography in coronal plane revealed a hypodense lesion in the posterior reg...

A clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of the calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour (Pindborg tumour) in Malaysians.

We reviewed the clinicopathological characteristics of 13 cases of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour (CEOT) (Pindborg tumour) diagnosed in the Division on Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, over a 29-year period. There were eight female and five male patients. These consisted of eight (61.5 per cent) Malays, three (23.1 per cent) Chinese, one (7.7 per cent) Indian...

Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor of the Mandible

The calcified epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as Pindborg tumor, is a rare benign but locally aggressive lesion. Usually this tumor is located in the molar premolar region of the lower jaw. There is no sex predilection and the lesion most frequently occurs during the fourth and fifth decade of life.