Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor

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Adenomatoid odontogenic tumours are rare and differ from most other dentition related lesions (see mandibular lesions) in that they more frequently occur in the maxilla(70%).

Epidemiology

They are also seen more frequently in females, most frequently in the second decade of life, where they

Radiographic features

They present as an expansile radiolucentradiolucency with well circumscribed margins, most commonly in the maxilla (70%). They also contain a variable amount of punctate calcifications.

  • -<p><strong>Adenomatoid odontogenic tumours</strong> are rare and differ from most other dentition related lesions (see <a href="/articles/mandibular_lesions">mandibular lesions</a>) in that they more frequently occur in the <a href="/articles/maxilla">maxilla </a>(70%). They are also seen more frequently in females, most frequently in the second decade of life, where they present as expansile radiolucent with well circumscribed margins. They also contain a variable amount of punctate calcifications.
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  • +<p><strong>Adenomatoid odontogenic tumours</strong> are rare and differ from most other <a title="Mandibular lesions" href="/articles/mandibular-lesions">dentition related lesions</a> in that they more frequently occur in the <a href="/articles/maxilla">maxilla</a>.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>They are also seen more frequently in females, most frequently in the second decade of life. </p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>They present as an expansile radiolucency with well circumscribed margins, most commonly in the maxilla (70%). They also contain a variable amount of punctate calcifications.</p>

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  • 1. Dunfee BL, Sakai O, Pistey R, Gohel A. Radiologic and pathologic characteristics of benign and malignant lesions of the mandible. (2006) Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 26 (6): 1751-68. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.266055189">doi:10.1148/rg.266055189</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17102048">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • BL Dunfee et al "Radiologic and Pathologic Characteristics of Benign and Malignant Lesions of the Mandible" Radiographics 2006;26:1751-1768

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