Distant metastasis of intraosseous dentinogenic ghost cell tumour to the donor site of a bone graft.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
; 42(5): 20120172, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
A dentinogenic ghost cell tumour (DGCT) is an extremely rare odontogenic tumour which is considered as a solid, neoplastic variant of calcifying odontogenic cyst. Intraosseous DGCTs are more aggressive than extraosseous DGCTs and have a high propensity for local recurrence. This report describes a case of a diagnosis of recurrent DGCT at the primary site and a distant donor site. A 25-year-old female patient visited a dental hospital for a complaint of facial swelling for the previous month. Incisional biopsy was performed and the specimen was diagnosed as DGCT. Partial mandibulectomy for tumour resection and iliac bone graft was performed. 2 years later, the tumour recurred on the mandible and iliac bone. The recurrent lesion on the donor site was diagnosed as metastasized DGCT. This report highlights the possibility of distant metastasis occurring at a graft donor site.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pelvic Neoplasms
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Bone Neoplasms
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Mandibular Neoplasms
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Odontogenic Tumors
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Transplant Donor Site
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Ilium
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article