Abstract
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor(AOT)shows presence many calcifications like tumor droplets, enamaloid, dentinoid and tubular dentin. But this is first case reporting presence of psammoma bodies, which are extracellular calcifications seen in meningeal, ovarian and thyroid tumors. They are believed to be formed because of many different mechanisms. This is report of a case where 15 year old girl presented with swelling on maxilla. Clinically and radiographically it was presented as globulomaxillary cyst. Histopathologically it was proved to be AOT with numerous calcifications. These calcifications were extracellular containing many concentric lines resembling psammoma bodies.
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