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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 32
| Issue : 2 | Page : 149-151 |
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor, a rare presentation in children: Two case reports
Susant Mohanty1, Neeta Mohanty2, Samapika Routray2, Satya Ranjan Misra3, Vijeev Vasudevan4
1 Department of Pedodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2 Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
4 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Samapika Routray
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan University, K-8, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar -751 003, Odisha
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.130977
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare and benign odontogenic neoplasm that affects the jaws. It is certainly an atypical instance to find this tumor in children. Here, we present two case reports of CEOT presenting in mandible of a 12- and 13-year-old female child, respectively. CEOT have been reported to show features of malignant transformation also.
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