Keratocyst odontogenic tumor: an update

Authors

  • Ana Carolina Alves da Conceição
  • Andréia Mendes dos Santos
  • Gabriela Pires dos Santos
  • Jéssica Avila de Almeida
  • Anna Marcella Neves Dias
  • Pietro Mainenti

Keywords:

Keratocyst Odontogenic Tumor. Odontogenic Keratocyst. Surgical Treatment. Prognosis.

Abstract

The keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KOT) is a benign neoplastic lesion of the jaws, disclosing a high local
aggressiveness and a high recurrence rate. The KOT is an asymptomatic slow growing tumor of the jaws
with an infiltrative, invasive and destructive intraosseous behavior. Radiography and computed tomography
images aid the diagnosis but biopsy and histopathology must be carried out to point a definitive diagnosis.
The treatment is a surgical procedure. The techniques are resection, enucleation, curettage, decompression and
marsupialization. It is paramount that the surgeon knows the lesion features after the recent World Health
Organization remarks to perform the best treatment after diagnosis. This study aimed to address updates about
KOT through a literature review.

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Published

2012-06-29

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Artigo de Revisão