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Anterior High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
Published on: August 9, 2024
Calcifying odontogenic cyst associated with an orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst
Vanessa de Fátima Bernardes1, Júlio César Tanos de Lacerda, Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar
1Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and Odilon Behrens Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract:
Odontogenic tumors composed of two or more distinct types of lesions are unusual. In this paper, a case of an odontogenic lesion characterized by simultaneous occurrence of areas of calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) and orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC) is described. The lesion was asymptomatic and presented at the radiographic examination as a unilocular well-delimited radiolucency extending from left incisor to right premolar area in the mandible. To date, this is the first report of COC associated with an OOC.
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