Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: A rare case report with emphasis on differential diagnosis. 2017

Uma Vasant Datar, and Mamata Sharad Kamat, and Sampada Shriram Kanitkar, and Sanjay Satappa Byakodi
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.

Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma (CCOC) is a rare odontogenic malignancy with a female predilection, typically presenting as swelling in anterior region of mandible. CCOC was classified as a malignant neoplasm of odontogenic origin by the WHO in 2005 as it exhibits an aggressive growth pattern, local recurrence, and tendency of distant metastasis. Histologically, CCOC is characterized by sheets and islands of vacuolated/clear cells. Since clear cells are present in few odontogenic tumors, salivary gland neoplasms, and metastatic tumors to the jaws; presence of clear cells in a lesion of head and neck area poses a diagnostic challenge. Knowledge about the clinical course, histopathologic pattern, and immunoprofile of CCOC aids in differentiating it from other clear cell tumors. Herein, we present a case of CCOC in anterior mandibular region of 60-year-old female patient with an emphasis on its differential diagnosis from other clear cell lesions of the jaws.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009808 Odontogenic Tumors Neoplasms produced from tooth-forming tissues. Neoplasms, Dental Tissue,Dental Tissue Neoplasms,Dental Tissue Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Dental Tissue,Odontogenic Tumor,Tissue Neoplasm, Dental,Tissue Neoplasms, Dental,Tumor, Odontogenic,Tumors, Odontogenic
D011861 Radiography, Dental Radiographic techniques used in dentistry. Dental Radiography
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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