Abstract
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare neoplasm, which accounts for < 1% of all odontogenic tumors. CEOT occurs more frequently in adults with a peak incidence in the 5th decade of life and is extremely rare in the pediatric population. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl who was found to have a mandibular CEOT. We summarize the radiological features, pathological findings, clinical management and literature review focusing on this entity in children.
Highlights
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), known as Pindborg tumor, is a rare and typically benign odontogenic neoplasm [1]
CEOT most commonly occurs in individuals between 20 and 60 years of age, with peak incidence in the 5th decade; a wide age range from 8 to 92 years has been reported [1, 3]
We present a case of a large CEOT in a 13-year-old girl, together with a literature review focusing on the pediatric group
Summary
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), known as Pindborg tumor, is a rare and typically benign odontogenic neoplasm [1]. Pindborg first described it as a separate entity in 1958. He reported 3 cases; all male patients with the age ranging from 40 to 53 years [2]. About 200 cases have been reported [4], of which only 14 cases including the present case occurred in children [1, 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]. The lesion appears radiolucent with variable calcification and can have unilocular or multilocular cystic appearance These findings are not specific and simulate an ameloblastoma, dentigerous cyst, or other odontogenic tumors. We present a case of a large CEOT in a 13-year-old girl, together with a literature review focusing on the pediatric group
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