Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma on right mandible and its respective surgical reconstruction: a case report.
10.5125/jkaoms.2017.43.6.415
- Author:
Sang Yoon PARK
1
;
Joonhyoung PARK
;
Do Hyun KWON
;
Jae ho JEON
;
Soung Min KIM
;
Hoon MYOUNG
;
Jong Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. myoungh@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma;
Calcifying odontogenic cyst;
Latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap
- MeSH:
Epithelium;
Humans;
Mandible*;
Middle Aged;
Odontogenic Cyst, Calcifying;
Odontogenic Tumors
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2017;43(6):415-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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 mandible area. The mass was completely removed through an extraoral surgical approach and reconstructive surgery was performed in two phases.
