Dentigerous cyst versus unicystic ameloblastoma - Differential diagnosis in routine histology

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 486-491

  Dunsche, Anton ^a   Babendererde, Ortwin ^a   Lüttges, Jutta ^a   Springer, Ingo N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dentigerous cyst; Odontogenic; Unicystic ameloblastoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TERATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMELOBLASTOMA; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; COLORING AGENTS; CYTOPLASM; DENTIGEROUS CYST; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MICROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC;

EID: 0041425289     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0714.2003.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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