TY - JOUR
TI - Odontogenic tumors
AU - Chrysomali, E.
AU - Leventis, M.
AU - Titsinides, S.
AU - Kyriakopoulos, V.
AU - Sklavounou, A.
JO - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
PY - 2013
VL - 24
TODO - 5
SP - 1521-1525
PB - 
SN - 1049-2275, 1536-3732
TODO - 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182997aaf
TODO - adolescent;  adult;  aged;  ameloblastoma;  child;  comparative study;  female;  Greece;  human;  incidence;  male;  Mandibular Neoplasms;  Maxillary Neoplasms;  middle aged;  Odontogenic Tumors;  Odontoma;  preschool child;  retrospective study;  very elderly;  young adult, Adolescent;  Adult;  Aged;  Aged, 80 and over;  Ameloblastoma;  Child;  Child, Preschool;  Female;  Greece;  Humans;  Incidence;  Male;  Mandibular Neoplasms;  Maxillary Neoplasms;  Middle Aged;  Odontogenic Tumors;  Odontoma;  Retrospective Studies;  Young Adult
TODO - PURPOSE: This study aims to analyze the frequency and distribution of odontogenic tumors in a Greek population and compare the findings with those reported in the recent literature. METHODS: Records of the Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Dental School, University of Athens, with histologic diagnosis of odontogenic tumors (based on the World Health Organization 2005 classification) were reviewed retrospectively from January 1970 to December 2011. RESULTS: A total of 652 cases of odontogenic tumors were reported. Of these, 651 (99.8%) were benign and only 1 (0.2%) was malignant. Keratocystic odontogenic tumor was the most frequent lesion (52.7%), followed by odontoma (18.9%) and ameloblastoma (16.1%). The mean age of patients was 38.0 years with a wide range (2.5-92 years). CONCLUSIONS: Odontogenic tumors are rare lesions and appear to show a definite geographic variation. In Athens, Greece, they are presented mainly by the keratocystic odontogenic tumor, odontoma, and ameloblastoma. Copyright © 2013 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.
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