GÖRKEM TEKİN , NESRİN SARUHAN , ÖMÜR DERECİ , YASİN KOŞAR , MELEK GÜRBÜZ , FUAT AÇIKALIN
Aydın Dental Journal - 2024;10(2):211-216
Introduction: Dentinogenic Ghost Cell Tumor (DGCT) constitutes less than 3% of all odontogenic tumors, making it a rare entity characterized by local invasion. The histopathological features of DGCT are the presence of ghost cell layers and formation of dentinoid material with an ameloblastoma-like odontogenic epithelial proliferation. The peripheral variant of DGCT behaves less aggressively than the intraosseous variant and usually occurs on the anterior region of both jaws. Case Report: A 60-year-old male patient was referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic with a complaint of a painless swelling extending from the left upper molar region to the canine region. In the radiographic examination, destruction was observed in the maxillary bone where the lesion was located. Incisional biopsy revealed the diagnosis of DGCT. The patient was scheduled for surgery, but the lesion could not be excised because he refused the treatment. Conclusion: DGCT may present as a malignant-like lesion in the maxillary posterior region. Therefore, histopathological differential diagnosis must be made.
