Author/Authors :
Corrêa de Carvalho, Danielle Lima Department of Stomatology - Division of General Pathology - School of Dentistry - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil , do Canto, Alan Motta Department of Stomatology - Division of General Pathology - School of Dentistry - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil , de Paula Eduardo, Fernanda Department of Stomatology - Division of General Pathology - School of Dentistry - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil , Mello Bezinelli, Letícia Department of Stomatology - Division of General Pathology - School of Dentistry - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil , Ferreira Costa, André Luiz Department of Orthodontics and Radiology - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil , Henrique Braz-Silva, Paulo Department of Stomatology - Division of General Pathology - School of Dentistry - University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Abstract :
The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour (CEOT) is an extremely rare benign neoplasia, accounting for approximately 1% of
all odontogenic tumours. CEOT can have two clinical manifestations: central or intraosseous (94% of the cases) and peripheral or
extraosseous (6% of the cases). Although the latter is less common, the peripheral variant has been described as an insidious lesion,
since it is usually asymptomatic and may be erroneously mistaken with gingival hyperplasia, hamartomas, or even metastasis of
malignant neoplasia. We report a case of a young male patient presenting with a peripheral CEOT in the mandibular posterior
region, mimicking a located gingival inflammation.
