Significados de odontogenic tumor en inglés

Clinical significance: The study helps in assessing the occurrence of the odontogenic tumor.

Myxoma of the jaw is classified as an odontogenic tumor although final proof for an odontogenic origin is lacking.

Histologically, the tumor was composed of clear-cell areas and exhibited a squamous pattern with little nuclear pleomorphism similar to benign squamous odontogenic tumor.

Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumor with an aggressive biological behavior, and the surgical treatment frequently results in failure for the postoperative recurrence.

This would be expected since the histogenesis of odontogenic tumors commonly comes from epithelium that recently performed a secretory activity in tooth formation.

Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the biological role of MMP20 and KLK4 in odontogenic tumors.