Odontogenic tumours

• DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2015.07.003
• Publication Date: 2015-08-12T19:16:34Z
• Authors: Daniel J. Brierley; Keith D. Hunter
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Odontogenic tumours are rare lesions and many non-specialist histopathologists will not have seen many during their working lifetime. The purpose of this review is to give an overview of odontogenic tumours, with an emphasis on differential diagnoses and common diagnostic pitfalls, especially for the more common tumours. It is not an exhaustive review but is intended to complement specialist texts, focussing on helpful features which pathologists may employ to increase confidence when reporting odontogenic tumours.