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Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor

Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor (DGCT) is a rare tumorous form of calcifying odontogenic cyst and only a small number of cases have been described. It is a locally invasive neoplasm that is characterized by ameloblastoma-like epithelial islands, ghost cells and dentinoid. The present report describes...

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Autores principales: Singhaniya, Shikha B, Barpande, Suresh R, Bhavthankar, Jyoti D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21887011
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-029X.57679
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author Singhaniya, Shikha B
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description Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor (DGCT) is a rare tumorous form of calcifying odontogenic cyst and only a small number of cases have been described. It is a locally invasive neoplasm that is characterized by ameloblastoma-like epithelial islands, ghost cells and dentinoid. The present report describes a case of a 21-year-old male with a tumor in the posterior region of the mandible, showing features of DGCT.
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spelling pubmed-31628702011-09-01 Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor Singhaniya, Shikha B Barpande, Suresh R Bhavthankar, Jyoti D J Oral Maxillofac Pathol Case Report Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor (DGCT) is a rare tumorous form of calcifying odontogenic cyst and only a small number of cases have been described. It is a locally invasive neoplasm that is characterized by ameloblastoma-like epithelial islands, ghost cells and dentinoid. The present report describes a case of a 21-year-old male with a tumor in the posterior region of the mandible, showing features of DGCT. Medknow Publications 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC3162870/ /pubmed/21887011 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-029X.57679 Text en © Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor
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title_full Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor
title_fullStr Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor
title_full_unstemmed Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor
title_short Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21887011
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