J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  2004 Jun;30(3):218-222.

Odontogenic ghost cell carcinoma arising from odontogenic epithelial tumor in maxilla: A case report

Affiliations
  • 1Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,College of Dentistry, Yonsei University. kimoms@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
  • 2Dept. of Oral Pathology, Oral Cancer Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University.
  • 3Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Armed Forced Capital Hospital.

Abstract

The neoplastic variant of calcifying odontogenic cyst has various designation, and its malignant counterpart has been reported as aggressive epithelial ghost cell tumor or odontogenic ghost cell carcinoma. Odontogenic ghost cell carcinoma(OGCC) is a rare carcinoma first documented in 1985. It is composed of varying sized islands of anucleated cells with homogenous, pale eosinophilic cytoplasm, so called ghost cells, were admixed with nucleated cells. We report a case of maxillary OGCC developed from odontogenic epithelial tumor in a 25-year-old man with literature review.

Keyword

Calcifying odontogenic cyst; Odontogenic ghost cell carcinoma; Ghost cell

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cytoplasm
Eosinophils
Humans
Islands
Maxilla*
Odontogenic Cyst, Calcifying
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