Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor - a rare cause of jaw swelling
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Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor--a rare cause of jaw swelling.
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon tumor of odontogenic origin, characterized histologically by the formation of ductlike structures with amyloid-like deposits. Histogenesis of AOT is still uncertain and it is often considered as a hamartomatous lesion rather than a true neoplasm. AOT has a benign behavior and conservative surgical enucleation or curettage is sufficient. We repo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Dental Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0103-6440
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-64402005000300015