Keratocystic odontogenic tumor: a retrospective study of 183 cases.


Por: González-Alva P., Tanaka A., Oku Y., Yoshizawa D., Itoh S., Sakashita H., Ide F., Tajima Y., Kusama K.

Publicada: 1 ene 2008
Categoría: Medicine (miscellaneous)

Resumen:
In 2005, the WHO Working Group considered odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) to be a tumor and recommended the term keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT), separating the lesion from the orthokeratinizing variant, which is now considered an odontogenic cyst. We analyzed the clinicopathological features of KCOTs encountered over a period of 28 years at Meikai University Hospital. The diagnosis was confirmed by reevaluation of hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides on the basis of the 2005 WHO Classification. Clinical history was also taken into consideration. A total of 183 KCOTs were found, and the two genders were affected almost evenly (51.3% male; 48.7% female; male to female ratio 1.05 to 1). Patient age at the time of diagnosis ranged from 6 to 78 years, with a peak in the third decade of life (mean age: 32.8 years). The mandible was the site of occurrence of 70.5% of tumors; 16.4% occurred in the maxilla and 13.1% in both. Association with the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) was found in 6.0% of all tumors, and recurrence was found in 13.1% of patients. We found that tumors that initially appeared in the maxilla alone had a higher recurrence rate than those that first appeared in the mandible alone. Pathological examination of KCOT is important to avoid misdiagnosis and provide appropriate treatment and follow-up.

Filiaciones:
González-Alva P.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Tanaka A.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Oku Y.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Yoshizawa D.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Itoh S.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Sakashita H.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Ide F.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Tajima Y.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan

Kusama K.:
 Division of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado, Japan
ISSN: 18804926
Editorial
Nihon University, 1--13 KANDA-SURUGADAI, CHIYODA-KU, TOYKO, 101-8310, JAPAN, Japón
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 50 Número: 2
Páginas: 205-212
ID de PubMed: 18587212