Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2003)
ADENOMATOID ODONTOGENIC TUMOR - A Rarity with Review of Literature
Abstract
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT). is a rear. benign, non-aggressive tumor that comprises of 0.1 % of tumors and cysts of jaws and 3% of all the odontogenic tumors of the jaws. The pathogenesis and stimulus to tumor production is unknown. A case of a large adenomatoid odontogenic tumor causing erosion of superior wall of antrum, along with its comprehensive review of literature, pathogenesis, clincoradiographic and histologic features and differential diagnosis is reported.
