Abstract
Squamous odontogenic tumor is a rare benign locally infiltrative odontogenic tumor of epithelial origin and only a few cases, less than 50, have been reported in literature. The challenge is in diagnosing the tumor is due to its close resemblance to acanthomatous ameloblastoma and well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Herein we report, not previously reported, characteristic case of squamous odontogenic tumor in the anterior maxilla in a teenager female. The diagnosis is predicated on recognition of the histopathologic features of squamous odontogenic tumor to obviate possible misdiagnosis of malignancy or ameloblastoma. The symptoms are modest. Squamous odontogenic tumor has a characteristic pathologic picture, which differs from ameloblastoma.
Highlights
Squamous odontogenic tumor is a rare benign locally infiltrative odontogenic tumor of epithelial origin and only a few cases, less than 50, have been reported in literature
Squamous odontogenic tumor (SOT) is a rare benign true odontogenic neoplasm, with less than 50 cases reported in literature [1]
It has been reported to be associated with calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor [4]
Summary
Squamous odontogenic tumor is a rare benign locally infiltrative odontogenic tumor of epithelial origin and only a few cases, less than 50, have been reported in literature. Squamous odontogenic tumor has a characteristic pathologic picture, which differs from ameloblastoma. Squamous odontogenic tumor (SOT) is a rare benign true odontogenic neoplasm, with less than 50 cases reported in literature [1]. It has been reported to be associated with calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor [4]. According to Manjunath et al, collection of previous cases in literature, SOT affects a wide age range. SOT often exhibits a characteristic unilocular and triangular-shaped radiolucency of the alveolar bone, with the wide base of the radiolucency localized between the diverging apices of the adjacent roots [1]
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