Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma on right mandible and its respective surgical reconstruction: a case report
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, (P)2234-7550; (E)2234-5930
2017, v.43 no.6, pp.415-422
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(2017). Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma on right mandible and its respective surgical reconstruction: a case report. Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 43(6), 415-422.
Abstract
Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (CCOT) is defined as an odontogenic cyst-like benign neoplasm that characteristically contains several ghost cells, ameloblastoma-like epithelium, and occasional calcification. Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma (GCOC), a malignant form of CCOT, is an exceptionally rare malignant tumor. In this report, we present a case of a 53-year-old man whose chief complaint was a solitary mass on the right man-dible area. The mass was completely removed through an extraoral surgical approach and reconstructive surgery was performed in two phases.
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Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma,
Calcifying odontogenic cyst,
Latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap