Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor - hamartoma or true neoplasm: a case report

J Oral Sci. 2009 Mar;51(1):155-9. doi: 10.2334/josnusd.51.155.

Abstract

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon tumor of odontogenic origin with a relative frequency of 2.2 - 7.1%. As the histogenesis of AOT is still uncertain, it is sometimes categorized as a hamartomatous lesion rather than a true neoplasm. We report a case of AOT in the right maxillary anterior region in a 20-year-old woman. The tumor showed some unusual and aggressive features that suggested it was a true neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cuspid / diagnostic imaging
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Facial Asymmetry / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Maxillary Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Odontogenic Tumors / diagnosis*
  • Odontogenic Tumors / pathology
  • Radiography, Panoramic
  • Root Resorption / diagnostic imaging
  • Tooth, Impacted / diagnostic imaging
  • Young Adult