Management of Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma: A Case Report

Pinelopi Theopisti Memtsa, Aikaterini Papadopoulou, Konstantinos Vachtsevanos, Ioannis Tzitzikas

Abstract


Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma (CCOC) is a low-grade odontogenic carcinoma showing cells with clear cytoplasm arranged in sheets and islands. Most of the CCOC typically present as swelling in anterior region of the mandible in elderly female patients. Radiographically, it exhibits ill-defined unilocular or multilocular radiolucency with tendency to cause bone destruction and tooth resorption. The present case report discusses the clinical, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of a CCOC which was treated with surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy.




J Med Cases. 2018;9(7):215-217
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3080w

Keywords


Radiation therapy; Odontogenic carcinoma; Clear cell carcinoma

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