Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst with Extensive Areas of Dentinoid: Uncommon Case Report and Update of Main Findings

• Main Authors: Hellen Bandeira de Pontes Santos (Author), Everton Freitas de Morais (Author), Deborah Gondim Lambert Moreira (Author), Luis Ferreira de Almeida Neto (Author), Petrus Pereira Gomes (Author), Roseana de Almeida Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) is a benign odontogenic cyst that occurs in the gnathic bones. This cyst is part of a spectrum of lesions characterized by odontogenic epithelium containing "ghost cells," which may undergo calcification. Areas of an eosinophilic matrix material compat...