Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor of the Anterior Maxilla: An unusual location.

  • Zeeba Shamim Jairajpuri Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
  • Mohammad Jaseem Hassan Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
  • Manal Ashraf Ali Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
  • Sujata Jetley Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/aohdr.1807
Keywords: Benign tumor jaw, CEOT, Maxilla, Pindborg

Abstract

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a benign tumor of odontogenic epithelium.It is a locally invasive neoplasm with a characteristic feature of having amyloid. The mandible is twice more commonly affected than the maxilla and in the maxilla, posterior location is the preferred site of involvement. Here we present a case in a 50 years old male patient who presented with a non-tender hard swelling of the anterior maxilla measuring 2.5 x 1.5 cm, just right to the midline and at the base of the lateral incisor and canine. Imaging revealed a radiolucent lesion in the maxilla with small foci of calcification without any evidence of impacted tooth. Thus a provisional diagnosis of an Ameloblastoma was made. A local excision of the swelling was done along with extraction of the lateral incisor and canine. On histopathological examination, a diagnosis of Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor was rendered.DOI: 10.21276/aohdr.1807

Author Biographies

Zeeba Shamim Jairajpuri, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Mohammad Jaseem Hassan, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Manal Ashraf Ali, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
Demonstrator, Department of Pathology
Sujata Jetley, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR), Hamdard University, New Delhi
Professor & Head, Department of Pathology

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Published
2017-12-24
Issue
Vol 1 No 1 (2017)
Section
Case Reports

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