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| Year : 2009 |
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Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor
Shikha B Singhaniya, Suresh R Barpande, Jyoti D Bhavthankar
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad - 431 001, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Suresh R Barpande
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad - 431 001, Maharashatra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.57679
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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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