Abstract
Intra-osseous carcinomas of the jaw are rare tumours, thought to arise from residual elements of the odontogenic epithelium. We report an additional case which, unusually, was characterised by marked osseous metaplasia. We propose that the new bone formed around the tumour is the result of an epithelial-mesenchymal interaction between malignant odontogenic epithelium and osteogenic precursor cells in the surrounding stroma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 286-288 |
Number of pages | 0 |
Journal | J Oral Pathol Med |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1993 |
Keywords
- Carcinoma
- Squamous Cell
- Epithelium
- Female
- Fibrosis
- Humans
- Mandibular Neoplasms
- Metaplasia
- Middle Aged
- Odontogenic Tumors
- Osteoblasts