Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: Report of a case

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Odontogenic neoplasms with a significant clear cell component are exceedingly uncommon. The first report of such lesions came from Hansen et al1 in 1985, in which 3 cases were presented that showed local bony invasion without distant metastasis. Convinced that these were aggressive neoplasms, but uncertain about their potential for metastasis, the authors labeled them “clear cell odontogenic tumors” (CCOT).1 Two similar tumors of the jaw, one with metastasis to the lung, were reported that same year by Waldron et al.