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Oral Tumours and Cysts


Odontogenic tumours in 40.000 consecutively accessioned oral biopsies*
Lesion Local Referrals Total % of odontogenic tumours
(local only)
Ameloblastoma 53 26 79 13.5
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour 5 3 8 1.3
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour 13 1 14 1.3
Calcifying odontogenic cyst 18 0 18 4.6
Squamous odontogenic tumour 0 1 1 0.0
Clear cell odontogenic tumour 0 0 0 0.0
Odontogenic carcinoma 1 6 7 0.3
Odontogenic tumour NOS 1 0 1 0.3
Central odontogenic fibroma 19 6 25 4.9
Peripheral odontogenic fibroma 35 1 36 8.9
Odontogenic myxoma 20 4 24 5.1
Cementoblastoma 7 0 7 1.8
Odontogenic sarcoma 0 0 0 0.0
Ameloblastic fibroma 6 1 7 1.5
Ameloblastic fibro-odontoma 12 2 14 3.0
Odontoma-compound 128 2 130 32.7
Odontoma-complex 74 0 74 18.9
Odontoameloblastoma 0 0 0 0.0
Dentinoma 0 0 0 0.0
Ameloblastic fibro-sarcoma 0 0 0 0.0
Total 392 53 445 100

* The diagnoses of 40.000 consecutive oral biopsies from the Oral Pathology Diagnostic Service, University of Western Ontario, Canada were reviewed. All Odontogenic neoplasms, and neoplasm - like lesions (tumours) and true cysts (psendocysts were excluded) of the oral tissues and jaws listed.

Source: Daley TD et al. Relative incidence of odontogenic tumors and oral and jaw cysts in Canadian population.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1994; 77: 276-280.


Odontogenic cysts in 40.000 consecutively accessioned oral biopsies*
Lesion Local Referrals Total % of odontogenic cysts
(local only)
Radicular cyst 4.461 7 4.468 65.2
Dentigerous cyst 1.649 13 1.662 24.1
Eruption cyst 40 0 40 0.6
Lateral periodontal cyst 101 5 106 1.5
Adult gingival cyst 33 0 33 0.5
Odontogenic keratocyst 334 1 335 4.9
Cyst of undermined origin 193 3 196 2.8
Parodontal cyst 33 0 33 0.5
Glandular odontogenic cyst 3 3 6 0.0
Total 6.847 32 6.879

* The diagnoses of 40.000 consecutive oral biopsies from the Oral Pathology Diagnostic Service, University of Western Ontario, Canada were reviewed. All Odontogenic neoplasms, and neoplasm - like lesions (tumours) and true cysts (psendocysts were excluded) of the oral tissues and jaws listed.

Source: Daley TD et al. Relative incidence of odontogenic tumors and oral and jaw cysts in Canadian population.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1994; 77: 276-280.


Nonodontogenic oral and jaw cysts in 40.000 consecutively accessioned oral biopsies*
Lesion Local Referrals Total % of nonodontogenic cysts
(local)
Nasopalaline duct cysts 293 2 295 73.4
Nasolabial cyst 7 0 7 1.8
Cyst of undertermining origin 1 0 1 0.3
Median mandibular cyst 1 0 1 0.3
Benign lymphoepithelial cyst 65 1 66 16.3
Dermoid cyst 1 0 1 0.3
Epidermoid cyst 21 0 21 5.3
True sebaceous cyst 3 0 3 0.8
Steatocystoma simplex 1 0 1 0.3
Heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst 0 0 0 0.0
Surgical ciliated cyst 6 0 6 1.5
Thyroglossal duct cyst 0 1 1 0.0
Total 399 4 403

* The diagnoses of 40.000 consecutive oral biopsies from the Oral Pathology Diagnostic Service, University of Western Ontario, Canada were reviewed. All Odontogenic neoplasms, and neoplasm - like lesions (tumours) and true cysts (psendocysts were excluded) of the oral tissues and jaws listed.

Source: Daley TD et al. Relative incidence of odontogenic tumors and oral and jaw cysts in Canadian population.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1994; 77: 276-280.


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