Question 92 · LDEK · Benign tumors

The group of tumors that might contain odontogenic epithelium and ectomesenchyme and can develop hard tissue structures, includes:

1) odontogenic tumor with shadow-cells;
2) cystic variant of the calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor;
3) extra-osseous variant of the calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor;
4) odontoameloblastoma;
5) calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,4,5.
  2. B. 1,2,3,4.
  3. C. 2,4.
  4. D. 2,3,5.
  5. E. all of the above.
Hint

Recall the WHO group of mixed tumours (epithelium plus ectomesenchyme) and which calcifying tumour is purely epithelial in a fibrous stroma.

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