Bulletin Board of Oral Pathology

Forum for Clinical and Surgical Oral Pathology

Case BBOPF 01-1

21 individuals sent their comments for case BBOP 01-1 when ONLY the imaging studies were displayed:

• 7 Odontogenic cyst/tumor vs. giant cell lesion vs. neural neoplasm vs. intraosseosu carcinoma vs. metastatic disease vs. salivary gland tumor
• 4 Residual cyst vs. ameloblastoma vs odontogenic keratocyst
• 3 Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma
• 1 Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma vs. glandular odontogenic cyst
• 2 Central giant cell lesion
• 1 Low grade salivary malignancy mucoepidermoid carcinoma vs. acinic cell carcinoma
• 1 Benign vs. malignant salivary gland tumor
• 1 Metastatic carcinoma
• 1 Benign monomprphic adenoma

39 individuals sent their diagnosis for case BBOP 01-1 when the H&E slides were displayed:

• 34 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (central)
• 1 Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma vs. glandular odontogenic cyst
• 1 Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma vs. mucous producing adenocarcinoma
• 1 Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma r/o metastatic adenocarcinoma (colon?)
• 1 Glandular odontogenic cyst vs. central mucoepidermoid carcinoma vs. ameloblastoma with goblet cells
• 1 Kidney metastasis vs neuroendocrine tumor

This case was signed out as: Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Reference:
White SC, Pharoah MJ. Oral radiology. Principles and interpretation. ed 4. Mosby - Year Book Inc. St. Louis, 2000. p427

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August 24, 2001

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