Odontogenic myxoma is a locally invasive benign mesodermal tumour found exclusively in the jaws comprising 3-6% of all odontogenic tumors. It usually occurs in the second and third decade of life commonly involving the mandible as compared to maxilla. Its variable clinical and radiological appearance makes the diagnosis difficult. Here we present a case report of a 30 year old female with a swe...

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a rare tumor comprising only 3% of all odontogenic tumors. It is a benign, encapsulated, noninvasive, nonaggressive, slowly growing odontogenic lesion associated with an impacted tooth. These lesions may go unnoticed for years. The usual treatment is enucleation and curettage, and the lesion does not recur. Here, we present a rare case of an unusually larg...

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a rare odontogenic tumor which is often misdiagnosed as odontogenic cyst. To acquire additional information about AOT, all reports regarding AOT and cited in "pubmed" since 1990 onward were reviewed. AOT accounts for about 1% until 9% of all odontogenic tumors. It is predominantly found in young and female patients, located more often in the maxilla in mos...

The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare benign odontogenic neoplasm which was first described by Pindborg in 1955 representing only 1% of all odontogenic tumors. The tumor has an ectodermal odontogenic origin. This tumor are considered benign but can be locally aggressive in nature with recurrence rates of 10-15% reported. Surgical treatment varies from simply enucleation t...

BACKGROUND Odontogenic fibromyxoma is an uncommon benign tumor arising from the maxillofacial bones. Fibromyxomas are rare in children under 10 years of age. Although this tumor is reported most frequently in the mandible for the general population, it has rarely been reported in the mandible in children <10 years of age. METHODS We reviewed the 39 reported cases of odontogenic fibromyxoma in...

BACKGROUND Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma is a rare odontogenic tumor occurring in the anterior region of the mandible in 5th-7th decades and shows a female preponderance. It is potentially aggressive, capable of frequent recurrences and loco-regional and distant metastases. CASE PRESENTATION A 45-year-old woman presented with a radiolucent left mandibular swelling associated with loss of t...

The central odontogenic fibroma (COF) is a benign odontogenic tumor of mesenchymal tissue such as the periodontal ligament, dental papilla or dental follicle. It is an extremely rare tumor, accounting less than five percent of all odontogenic tumors. In this report, we describe the case of an eight year old girl who presented with a painless swelling of the left mandible. Radiographic evaluatio...

CLINICAL PATHOLOGIC CONFERENCE CASE 1: A MULTILOCULAR RADIOLUCENCY IN THE POSTERIOR MANDIBLE Colin Eliot, DMD, MS. LCDR, DC, USN, Harvey P. Kessler, DDS, MS, Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii; Professor of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas Clinical Presentation: A 22-year-old white female presented to the general de...

Odontogenic myxomas are rarely occurring, slow-growing, asymptomatic, and locally aggressive odontogenic tumors with high rate of recurrence, mainly of ectomesenchymal origin. Three-dimensional imaging techniques can be used to diagnose such pathological lesions, but have limited use as they are not cost-effective and are selectively available for better outcome. Following is a case report of O...