CENTRAL CALCIFYING ODONTOGENIC CYST - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND THE ROLE OF ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNIQUES

The central calcifying odontogenic cyst (CCOC) is a rare lesion, This paper reports a new case, reviews the clinical. histomorphological and radiographic features reported in the literature and describes the CT and MRI features of this new case, We postulate that, as part of an e volutionary process, cystic COCs originate as unilocular lesions but m ay later become multilocular. The role of advanced imaging and histolo gy in the diagnostic process are discussed.