Clinical and radiological features of odontogenic ghost cell carcinoma: Review of the literature and report of four new cases

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 152-157

  Cheng, Y ^a   Long, X ^a   Li, X ^a   Bian, Z ^a   Chen, X ^a   Yang, X ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcifying; Carcinoma; Cyst; Jaw; Odontogenic; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPITHELIUM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MANDIBLE TUMOR; MAXILLA TUMOR; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; EPITHELIUM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ODONTOGENIC TUMORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 7944225191     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/67909783     Document Type: Review

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