Extrafollicular AOT presenting as a gingival overgrowth: A rare case report
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon, benign, asymptomatic, slow-growing tumor with marked predilection for occurrence in the anterior maxilla. It represents 3% of all odontogenic tumors. There are three clinicopathological variants of AOT, namely, follicular, extrafollicular, and peri...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon, benign, asymptomatic, slow-growing tumor with marked predilection for occurrence in the anterior maxilla. It represents 3% of all odontogenic tumors. There are three clinicopathological variants of AOT, namely, follicular, extrafollicular, and peripheral. This paper describes in detail a rare case of an extrafollicular adenomatoid odontogenic tumor occurring in mandible and presenting as gingival growth. |
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| Item Description: | 0972-1363 10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_128_19 |