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<tumour>
A benign epithelial odontogenic tumour appearing radiographically as a well-circumscribed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion usually surrounding the crown of an impacted tooth in an adolescent or young adult; characterised histologically by columnar cells organised in a duct-like configuration interspersed with spindle-shaped cells and amyloid-like deposition that gradually undergoes dystrophic calcification.
Synonyms: adenoameloblastoma, ameloblastic adenomatoid tumour.
American spelling: adenomatoid odontogenic tumor
(05 Mar 2000)
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