Odontogenic tumors: a retrospective study in a Brazilian population according to the 5th WHO classification and historic context of previous classifications

Carla Isabelly Rodrigues Fernandes; Letícia Kariny Teles Deusdará; Cinthia Veronica Bardález López de Cáceres; Maria Luiza dos Anjos Pontual; Elaine Judite de Amorim Carvalho; Danyel Elias da Cruz Perez; Jurema Freire Lisboa Castro

doi:10.5327/2525-5711.331

Autores

Carla Isabelly Rodrigues Fernandes Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Oral Pathology Unit, Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry – Recife (PE), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1290-6235
Letícia Kariny Teles Deusdará Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Oral Pathology Unit, Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry – Recife (PE), Brazil.
Cinthia Veronica Bardález López de Cáceres Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology – Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-2067
Maria Luiza dos Anjos Pontual Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Oral Pathology Unit, Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry – Recife (PE), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-8328
Elaine Judite de Amorim Carvalho Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Oral Pathology Unit, Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry – Recife (PE), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0446-6820
Danyel Elias da Cruz Perez Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Oral Pathology Unit, Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry – Recife (PE), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4591-4645
Jurema Freire Lisboa Castro Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Oral Pathology Unit, Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry – Recife (PE), Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5327/2525-5711.331

Palavras-chave:

Odontogenic tumor, World Health Organization, Classification, Oral pathology

Resumo

The World Health Organization (WHO) periodically updates the classification of head and neck lesions, including odontogenic tumors (OT). This study aimed to report the frequency of OT diagnosed in an oral pathology unit according to the latest WHO edition and describe the classifications’ historical context. All clinicopathological records and microscopic slides of OT specimens diagnosed between 2000 and 2024 were retrieved from the files of an oral pathology unit in Brazil. Diagnoses were re-assessed, and the tumors were classified following the 5^th WHO Classification of head and neck tumors. A total of 153 cases were evaluated. OT were predominant in women (80 cases; 52.3%), and the patients were mostly diagnosed in the fourth decade of life. Most of OT belonged to the epithelial group. Conventional ameloblastoma (CA) was the most prevalent tumor (68 cases; 44.4%), followed by odontoma (48 cases; 31.4%). Two cases of CA were re-classified as adenoid ameloblastoma. Systems’ classifications of OT have been based on tooth growth phase, tumor histogenesis, biological behavior, and immunohistochemical and molecular analyses. The current edition did not describe any significant changes. We verified that OT are uncommon and that further classifications will rely on specific genetic and molecular profiles.

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