Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor: Case report of a rare central variant and literature review

Reddy, Vandana; Wadhwan, Vijay; Singh, Roli; Bansal, Vishal

doi:10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_174_21

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“…20 These tumours have strong male predilection. 3,10 Of the 7 individual cases reported, four were in males 5,18,19,20 and three in females [21][22][23] . All the females were in the fifth and sixth decade of life.…”

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“…The frequent site of occurrence is the posterior mandible and maxilla with slight predilection for mandible. 1,3 Of the three cases reported in the literature post Pinheiro et al's bibliometric review of DGCT, two were in the mandible 18,21 and one in maxilla 19 . While maxilla is regarded as an infrequent site of occurrence; we report a case that was encountered in the maxilla.…”

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Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumour, a rare case of an African young female patient: Review of literature and report of a case

Lamola¹,

Masilela

Adedoja³

2022

S. Afr. dent. j.

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Dentinogenic ghost cell tumour (DGCT) is a very rare aggressive benign odontogenic tumour with high recurrence rate and a potential to transform into malignancy. It can render facial disfigurement. The tumour is most frequently encountered in males than females with a ratio of 2:1. The peak incidence is in patients aged 40 - 60 years and the posterior mandible is slightly more affected than the maxilla. Segmental resection is a recommended surgical treatment and long-term postsurgical follow up is essential. This paper discusses a case of a 20-year-old African female patient who was diagnosed with a DGCT.

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confidence: 99%

Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumour, a rare case of an African young female patient: Review of literature and report of a case

Lamola¹,

Masilela

Adedoja³

2022

S. Afr. dent. j.

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Central dentinogenic ghost cell tumor of the maxilla: a case report with new imaging findings and review of the literature

Yoshida,

Takeshita,

Kawazu

et al. 2024

Oral Radiol

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A dentinogenic ghost cell tumor (DGCT) is a rare benign odontogenic tumor that commonly shows characteristics of solid proliferation and has a relatively high risk of recurrence after surgical treatment. We herein report a case of a central DGCT that occurred in the maxilla and resulted in bone expansion. This study highlights new imaging findings (particularly magnetic resonance imaging) along with histopathological observations. In addition, we conducted a review of the existing literature on this rare tumor. A 37-year-old man developed swelling around the right cheek. A benign odontogenic tumor such as ameloblastoma was suspected based on the imaging examination findings (including bone expansion and the internal characteristics of the tumor) on panoramic imaging, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion was surgically excised from the right maxilla. Postoperative histopathological examination led to a definitive diagnosis of central DGCT. The tumor comprised epithelial neoplastic islands, resembling ameloblastoma, inside tight fibroconnective tissue; masses of ghost cells and formation of dentin were also observed. We had suspected that the minute high-density region around the molars on the imaging examinations represented alveolar bone change; however, it represented dentin formation. This led to difficulty diagnosing the lesion. Although DGCT may present characteristic findings on imaging examinations, its occurrence is infrequent, and in some cases, the findings may include the presence or absence of an impacted tooth without obvious calcification. The present case suggests that we should consider the possibility of an odontogenic tumor with calcification when high-density structures are observed inside the lesion.

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A case of dentinogenic ghost cell tumor of the mandible with a review of the literature

Kinoshita

Hirai

Fukawa

et al. 2023

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathol

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Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor: Case report of a rare central variant and literature review

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Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumour, a rare case of an African young female patient: Review of literature and report of a case

Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumour, a rare case of an African young female patient: Review of literature and report of a case

Central dentinogenic ghost cell tumor of the maxilla: a case report with new imaging findings and review of the literature

A case of dentinogenic ghost cell tumor of the mandible with a review of the literature

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