Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor: A Review of the Literature in Reference to a Clinical Case

Ramón Torrealba P.; Fernando Bozan S. & Cristina Mebus H.

Summary

Keratocystic Odontogenic tumor is a benign entity with relatively high prevalence that arises from remains of dental lamina. It has a potentially aggressive behaviour, high recurrence and anteroposterior slow growth in the medullar canal, which can become large lesion without obvious expansion. This review describes clinical, imagenological and current treatments of Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor in 30- year-old male patient diagnosed with this entity.

KEY WORDS: keratocystic odontogenic tumor, aggressive behaviour, recurrence.

How to cite this article

TORREALBA, P. R.; BOZAN, S. F. & MEBUS, H. C. Keratocystic odontogenic tumor: A review of the literature in reference to a clinical case. Int. J. Odontostomat., 7(3):373-377, 2013.