Grasmuck Elizabeth A, Nelson Brenda L
Department of Anatomic Pathology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134-5000, USA.
Head Neck Pathol. 2010 Mar;4(1):94-6. doi: 10.1007/s12105-009-0146-x. Epub 2009 Nov 10.
The keratocystic odontogenic tumor is a benign developmental tumor with many distinguishing clinical and histologic features. These characteristics are reviewed in the setting of a typical presentation. The newly acknowledged neoplastic potential and its implications for treatment strategies are also discussed.
牙源性角化囊性瘤是一种具有许多独特临床和组织学特征的良性发育性肿瘤。本文结合典型病例对这些特征进行综述。同时也讨论了新近认识到的肿瘤潜能及其对治疗策略的影响。