Squamous odontogenic tumour
Squamous odontogenic tumour, abbreviated SOT, is a rare oral cavity lesion.[1]
General
- Loose teeth.
- Very rare - less than 50 reported cases.[2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Islands of very bland squamous epithelium.
Note:
- No basal palisading.
- No nuclear atypia.
- No mitoses.
- No squamous pearls.
DDx:
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
- Ameloblastoma.
- Metastatic carcinoma.
- Clear cell carcinoma.
- Odontogenic carcinoma.
- Others.
See also
References
- ↑ Badni, M.; Nagaraja, A.; Kamath, V. (Jan 2012). "Squamous odontogenic tumor: A case report and review of literature.". J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 16 (1): 113-7. doi:10.4103/0973-029X.92986. PMID 22438650.
- ↑ Siar, CH.; Nakano, K.; Ng, KH.; Tomida, M.; Nagatsuka, H.; Kawakami, T. (Apr 2010). "Squamous odontogenic tumor of the mandible: a case report demonstrating immunoexpression of Notch1, 3, 4, Jagged1 and Delta1.". Eur J Med Res 15 (4): 180-4. PMID 20554499.