Oral Maxillofacial Pathology Glossary

A low-grade malignant salivary gland tumour showing serous acinar differentiation, predominantly arising in the parotid...

A potentially malignant disorder of the lower lip vermilion resulting from chronic cumulative ultraviolet radiation expo...

A malignant salivary gland tumour characterised by a cribriform ('Swiss cheese') growth pattern and a notorious tendency...

A benign, encapsulated odontogenic tumour predominantly occurring in the anterior maxilla of young females, characterise...

A benign mixed odontogenic tumour composed of proliferating odontogenic epithelium embedded in a cellular ectomesenchyma...

A benign but locally aggressive odontogenic tumour derived from ameloblastic epithelium, most commonly arising in the ma...

A locally aggressive, expansile intraosseous lesion composed of blood-filled sinusoidal spaces separated by fibrous sept...

Acronym for Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis, a painful, rapidly destructive bacterial infection of the gingival...

Acronym for Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour, a benign encapsulated odontogenic lesion of the anterior jaws predominantly...

A high-grade variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma characterised by nests of basaloid cells with comedo-type necrosis...

Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw; a form of medication-related jaw necrosis specifically associated with...

A rare, locally aggressive benign odontogenic neoplasm characterised by sheets of polyhedral epithelial cells and extrac...

A benign cystic odontogenic lesion characterised by ghost cells and calcification, also known as Gorlin cyst or dentinog...

A benign salivary gland tumour occurring almost exclusively in the upper lip of older adults, characterised by anastomos...

The histopathological finding in which tumour cells breach the fibrous capsule of a salivary gland neoplasm, used as a c...

A malignant salivary gland tumour arising from within a pre-existing or recurrent pleomorphic adenoma, classified by the...

A group of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the tooth-bearing jaws in which periapical bone is replaced by fibrous tissue...

A benign odontogenic tumour characterised by the formation of a mass of cementum-like tissue directly fused to the root...

A benign but sometimes locally aggressive intraosseous lesion of the jaws composed of multinucleated osteoclast-like gia...

A malignant cartilage-forming tumour arising in the jawbones, most commonly in the anterior maxilla or mandibular condyl...

A developmental odontogenic cyst that envelops the crown of an unerupted or impacted tooth, most commonly the mandibular...

A histopathological measurement indicating how deeply an oral carcinoma penetrates below the mucosal surface, used as a...

A histological variant of ameloblastoma characterised by abundant desmoplastic stroma and compressed, irregularly shaped...

A histopathological diagnosis describing disordered cellular growth and architectural disturbance in the oral epithelium...