Calcifying odontogenic cyst mimicking odontogenic keratocyst: A diagnostic challenge

Abstract

A rare developmental lesion that arises from the odontogenic epithelium is called a calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC). It is sometimes referred to as a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor, which is characterized by an overgrowth of odontogenic epithelium and a dispersed nest of ghost cells and calcifications that may line a cyst or appear as a solid mass. Although it can occur anywhere in the oral cavity, the anterior mandible and maxilla are more frequently affected. Although it can occur practically at any age and in either gender, people in their 20s to 30s tend to experience it most frequently. This case report mainly focuses the clinical features, radiographic features as well as management of calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor.

Keywords

• calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor; ghost cell; gorlin cyst