Case Report

Year : 2018 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 1 | Page : 31-35

Gorlin cyst in maxilla: A clinical and histological rarity

Abhishek Singh Nayyar

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Postgraduate Research Institute,

Parbhani, Maharashtra, India

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Dr. Abhishek Singh Nayyar,

H.No. 707, Masoom Colony, Dargah Road, Parbhani ‐ 431 401, Maharashtra, India.

E‐mail: singhabhishekndls@gmail.com

Abstract

Gorlin cyst which is, also, recognised by the synonyms calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC), calcifying ghost cell odontogenic cyst, calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (CCOT) and dentogenic ghost cell tumor, is a rare developmental lesion was first reported by Gorlin et al. in 1962. It was, later, renamed as calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (CCOT) in the WHO classification devised in 2005 due to its histological complexity, morphological diversity and aggressive proliferation. Gorlin cyst was, later, re-named several times including Gorlin cyst, calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC), calcifying ghost cell odontogenic cyst, calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (CCOT) and dentogenic ghost cell tumor. The present case report briefs a case of Gorlin cyst in a 21 year old female which was diagnosed during the diagnostic work-up.

Keywords: Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor and dentogenic ghost cell tumor, calcifying ghost cell odontogenic cyst, calcifying odontogenic cyst, gorlin cyst

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How to cite this article: Nayyar AS. Gorlin cyst in maxilla: A clinical and histological rarity. Int J Head Neck Pathol 2018;1:31-5.