Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour with an atypical clinical presentation in a paediatric patient: A case report and literature review
Kelly dos Anjos Melo Pereira,
Daniel Amaral Alves Marlière,
Yuri de Lima Medeiros
et al.
Abstract:AimWe report a rare case of a calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour with atypical clinical presentation in an adolescent and present a literature review of this tumour in paediatric patients.Materials and MethodsA 12‐year‐old female patient presented with a painless swelling of the left mandible, with a history of 6 months. Clinical examination revealed a sessile mass with a reddish‐pink colour and firm consistency. Tomographic images showed a hypodense, unilocular lesion involving unerupted tooth #34, with… Show more
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