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Pre-operative panoramic view.
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Periapical and panoramic radiographs showed circumscribed radiolucent area with fine calcifications involving the teeth 32 to 41 (Figure 1).
CT scan presents the calcifications.
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Tomography (CT) scans demonstrated the radiolucent lesion with a radiopaque foci, and loss of cortical bone (Figure 2).
The tumour was totally enucleated.
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Gross examination of the specimen showed a single pink-white soft tissue measuring 2x1.5 cm (Figure 3).
Microscopy demonstrating features typical of AOT. Tuomor with fibrous connective tissue capsule (A). Ductus-like structures and calcification areas (B).
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Microscopy revealed a well-defined cystic tumor encapsulated with a thick, regular fibrous connective tissue (Figure 4A). Eosinophilic droplets and irregular displaced odontogenic calcification areas were seen amongst the epithelial cells (Figure 4B).
Post-operative 6th month panoramic view.
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Healing was uneventful 6 months after the surgery (Figure 5).