Keratocystic odontogenic tumor

Abstract

Odontogenic cysts are considered as non-neoplastic benign lesions. Odontogenic keratocyst is a cystic lesion of tooth origin with an intrusive clinical behavior involving an elevated recurrence rate. It has been renamed to keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT), as it explains its tumor nature which is distinguished by stratified squamous epithelium with parakeratinization and a prospective for destruction, impregnating behavior, and for the possibility for malignant transformation in the wall of the lesion. Histologic examination is necessary for diagnosis as the clinician find it difficult to manage the lesion since the true nature of the lesion is not revealed. This article is an attempt to extend an outline of a diverse strand of KCOT.