Author(s)

Shoko Gamoh, Yukako Nakashima, Hironori Akiyama, Kimishige Shimizutani, Takuro Sanuki, Junichiro Kotani, Koji Yamada, Shosuke Morita, Kazuya Tominaga, Masahiro Wato, Akio Tanaka

Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan.
Department of Oral Pathology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan.
Department of Oral Radiology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan.

The calcifying odontogenic cyst was first reported by Gorlin et al. in 1962. At that time, it was classified as a cyst related to the odontogenic apparatus, although it was later renamed as a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor by the WHO calcification in 2005 due to its histological complexity, morphological diversity and aggressive proliferation [2]. Here, we describe a case of a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor in a 4- year-old boy. The lesion was surgically removed, and the histopathological examination revealed it to be a cystic tumor with ghost cells, a stellate reticulum and small amount of dentinoid tissue in the cystic wall.

Calcifying Cystic Odontogenic Tumor; Diagnostic Imaging; Computed Tomography

Gamoh, S. , Nakashima, Y. , Akiyama, H. , Shimizutani, K. , Sanuki, T. , Kotani, J. , Yamada, K. , Morita, S. , Tominaga, K. , Wato, M. and Tanaka, A. (2013) A unique case of a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor. Open Journal of Stomatology, 3, 314-317. doi: 10.4236/ojst.2013.36052.