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Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma.

Nazaretian SP, Schenberg ME, Simpson I, Slootweg PJ

Department of Anatomical Pathology, Southern Cross Pathology, Southern Health, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia. simon.nazaretian@med.monash.edu.au <simon.nazaretian@med.monash.edu.au>

Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma (GCOC) is the malignant counterpart of calcifying cystic odontogenic tumour and dentinogenic ghost cell tumour. This is the case of a middle-aged male who presented with a slow-growing maxillary tumour. He was asymptomatic until pain symptoms developed prior to initial presentation. The excised tumour was diagnosed as a ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma. More case reports are needed for further understanding of this rare malignant odontogenic tumour.

Published 14 May 2007 in Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 36(5): 455-8.
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