Pindborg's tumor in relationship with facial traumata

Authors

  • Niorgy Rodríguez Rodríguez Hospital Provincial General Docente "Roberto Rodríguez", Morón, Ciego de Ávila
  • Mara Isabel Morales Pardo Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Ciego de Ávila
  • Enrique Rodríguez Moreno Hospital Provincial General Docente "Roberto Rodríguez", Morón, Ciego de Ávila
  • Yoselín Ruíz Collado Hospital Provincial General Docente "Roberto Rodríguez", Morón, Ciego de Ávila
  • Diana Ayup García Hospital Provincial General Docente "Roberto Rodríguez", Morón, Ciego de Ávila
  • Yaneisis Álvarez Blanco Hospital Provincial General Docente "Roberto Rodríguez", Morón, Ciego de Ávila

Keywords:

tumor, odontogenic, calcifying epithelial, Pindborg.

Abstract

The Pindborg's tumor is a benign and uncommon neoplasm with a local invasive
character and a trend to relapse accounting for the 0.17 and the 1.8 % of all
odontogenic tumors with only 200 cases published in the literature and a mean of
four cases per year at world scale. This is the case of a man aged 39 came our
consultation of Maxillofacial Surgery referred from Neurosurgery Service after a
craniofacial trauma and an increase of volume in right mandibular angle with the
aim to publish the existence of this uncommon neoplasm due to the interesting of
this type of tumor by its evolution, difficulty for diagnosis, variants of treatment
and trend to relapse. After carry out laboratory examinations, X-rays, axial
tomography computerize and biopsy of bone fragment, it was possible the
extension and diagnosis of Pindbog's tumor in right hemi-mandible. The right
hemimandibulectomy is performed as surgical technique and the reconstruction
using bone graft of iliac crest. Evolution of patient is satisfactory.

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Published

2011-10-19

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Rodríguez Rodríguez N, Morales Pardo MI, Rodríguez Moreno E, Ruíz Collado Y, Ayup García D, Álvarez Blanco Y. Pindborg’s tumor in relationship with facial traumata. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2011 Oct. 19 [cited 2025 Jun. 3];48(4):396-403. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2738

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 4 (2011): OCT- DEC

Section

Case Report

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