2014
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-010436
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Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour in a 20-year-old woman

Abstract: SUMMARYAdenomatoid odontogenic tumour is a relatively rare and distinct odontogenic tumour that is exclusively odontogenic epithelium in origin. It comprises 3% of all odontogenic tumours. This report describes the surgical therapy, clinical course and morphological characteristics of an adenomatoid odontogenic tumour that developed in the left maxilla of a 20-year-old patient. BACKGROUND

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“…Very few case reports for odontogenic tumors have referred to epistaxis as a symptom. Virupakshappa et al 32 described an adenomatoid odontogenic tumor in a 20-year-old female patient who appeared with left epistaxis, associated with slow, progressive facial swelling and pain on the left half of her face. After surgical management of the tumor, swelling and epistaxis resolved.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Very few case reports for odontogenic tumors have referred to epistaxis as a symptom. Virupakshappa et al 32 described an adenomatoid odontogenic tumor in a 20-year-old female patient who appeared with left epistaxis, associated with slow, progressive facial swelling and pain on the left half of her face. After surgical management of the tumor, swelling and epistaxis resolved.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Conservative surgical approach with complete enucleation of the lesion is the treatment of choice, justified by the benign behavior, presence of clear demarcation, and low rates of recurrence [6, 14].…”
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“…Surgical enucleation and curettage are first-line treatment modalities for AOT. Considering the nonaggressive characteristics of this tumor, the latest treatment trend regarding AOT is performing a conservative surgical approach by maintaining the affected tooth [26,27]. There were many successful cases of AOTs treated without extraction of the affected teeth [13,[28][29][30].…”
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confidence: 99%