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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;2(2):225-7.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.94489.

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (Pindborg tumor)

Neeraj Singh  1 , Sharad Sahai, Sourav Singh, Smita Singh
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Case Reports

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (Pindborg tumor)

Neeraj Singh et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare entity and represents less than 1% of all odontogenic tumors. Dr. J J Pindborg (1958) first described four cases of this unusual lesion; subsequently Shafer et al coined the term Pindborg tumor. This lesion is a locally aggressive benign odontogenic neoplasm arising from epithelial tissue. It occurs most commonly in 4(th)-5(th)-6(th) decade of life and bears no gender predilection. A case of CEOT in a 50-year-old male arising in the left body region is described.

Keywords: CEOT; Hemimandibulectomy; Pindborg tumor.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Orthopantamograph revealing large osteolytic lesion
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Figure 2
A 3D computed tomography (CT) image of the lesion
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Figure 3
CT scan depicting the large involvement of body of mandible
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Figure 4
Orthopantamograph revealing reconstructing plate bridging the segmental defect
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Figure 5
Gross specimen
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