Effectiveness of surgical decompression in the treatment of a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor

• Main Authors: Yuri Slusarenko da Silva (Author), Adalmir Gonzaga dos Santos Queiroz (Author), Flávio Wellington da Silva Ferraz (Author), Décio dos Santos Pinto Júnior (Author), Fabio Daumas Nunes (Author), Fernando Melhem Elias (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The calcifying odontogenic cystic tumor (CCOT) is a benign lesion of odontogenic origin characterized by an ameloblastoma-like epithelium with ghost cells that may calcify. Despite broadly considered as a cyst, some investigators prefer to classify it as a neoplasm. Clinically, it occurs predominant...