Ayushi P Mangulkar¹*, Prajakta C Khelkar¹, Bharathi¹, Kaustubh P Sansare², Sunali Khanna³

¹Post-Graduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India
²Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India
³Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India

*Corresponding Author: Ayushi P Mangulkar, Post-Graduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India.

Received: April 05, 2022; Published: May 16, 2022

Abstract

The Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor (DGCT), a benign neoplasm, causes bone destruction and cortical expansion, despite being locally invasive and associated with a risk of local recurrence. This article portrays a rare case of 22-year-old male patient who reported with a chief complaint of recurrent swelling on right side of the face since 1 month. Multi-slice multiplanar plain CT was carried out which revealed abnormal lytic expansile lesion involving the alveolar process of the maxilla on right side. The final diagnosis of the lesion was made Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor with histopathological investigation which revealed it to be rarest entity.

Keywords: Calcifying Epithelial; Odontogenic Cyst; Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumor; Maxilla; Recurrence

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Citation

Citation: Ayushi P Mangulkar., et al. “A Case Report of Distinctive Entity - Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumor". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.6 (2022): 49-53.

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