Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour in a 20-year-old woman

Abstract

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour is a relatively rare and distinct odontogenic tumour that is exclusively odontogenic epithelium in origin. It comprises 3% of all odontogenic tumours. This report describes the surgical therapy, clinical course and morphological characteristics of an adenomatoid odontogenic tumour that developed in the left maxilla of a 20-year-old patient. Copyright 2014 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.