Odontogenic tumors: a study of 340 cases in a Brazilian population
- 4 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine
- Vol. 34 (10), 583-587
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0714.2005.00357.x
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to determinate the relative frequency of odontogenic tumors (OTs) in a Brazilian population and to compare this data with previous reports. Methods: We reviewed the achieves of 19 123 specimens from oral pathology laboratory of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, from 1954 to 2004. Using the criteria of histologic typification published by the World Health Organization in 1992, we classified the OTs. Results: A total of 340 OTs were found. The frequency of OTs comprises 1.78% of all pathologic specimens in our laboratory. The most frequent tumor was ameloblastoma (45.2%), followed by odontomas (24.91%), and myxomas (9.1%). Conclusions: Odontogenic tumors are uncommon lesions in this Brazilian population and malignant OTs are very rare. The relative frequency of various types of OTs, age, and gender distribution are similar to those reported in African, Asian but not to Chilean and North American series.Keywords
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