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Review
. 2015 Apr;7(Suppl 1):S142-4.
doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.155864.

Ghost cell lesions

E Rajesh  1 , Sudha Jimson  1 , K M K Masthan  1 , N Balachander  1
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Review

Ghost cell lesions

E Rajesh et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

Ghost cells have been a controversy for a long time. Ghost cell is a swollen/enlarged epithelial cell with eosnophilic cytoplasm, but without a nucleus. In routine H and E staining these cells give a shadowy appearance. Hence these cells are also called as shadow cells or translucent cells. The appearance of these cells varies from lesion to lesion involving odontogenic and nonodontogenic lesions. This article review about the origin, nature and significance of ghost cells in different neoplasms.

Keywords: Ameloblastic fibroma; ghost cell; odontogenic; pilomatricoma.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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