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Useful diagnostic histogenetic features of ectopic odontogenic ghost cell tumours.
BMC oral health - 20 Apr 2022
Noda Yuri, Ohe Chisato, Ishida Mitsuaki, Okano Kimiaki, Sando Kaori, Hada Naoya, Ebisu Yusuke, Fujisawa Takuo, Yagi Masao, Iwai Hiroshi, Tsuta Koji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ectopic odontogenic tumours are rare and difficult to diagnose. Consequently, they are occasionally misdiagnosed as other tumours and overtreated. Dentinogenic ghost cell tumours (DGCTs) are odontogenic neoplasms characterised by a CTNNB1 mutation, ghost cell appearance, and dentinoid-like calcification. Herein, we present a case of ectopic DGCT on the floor of a patient's mouth, providing reliable...
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