Question 1

Keratinizing cystic odontogenic tumors are a feature of which of the following syndromes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Down syndrome 
B)  Nevoid basal cell carincoma syndrome 
C)  Behçets syndrome 
D)  Ectodermal dysplasia

Question 2

Peripheral odontogenic tumors:

Accepted Answer

A)  Develop outside the bone cortex, in overlying soft tissues 
B)  Are more aggressive than central odontogenic tumors 
C)  Have a high tendency to metastasize to the lungs. 
D)  Have a high recurrence rate

Question 3

Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcified epithelial ghost cells 
B)  Metastasis to distant sites 
C)  Frequent recurrence 
D)  Denticles and cementicles

Question 4

Which of the following helps distinguish CEOTs from ameloblastomas?

Accepted Answer

A)  The age at which they occur 
B)  Their location within the jaws 
C)  Presence of scattered radiopacities in CEOTs 
D)  Vastly different treatment for ameloblastomas

Exam 8: Neoplasms of the Bones of the Mandible and Maxilla

Keratinizing cystic odontogenic tumors are a feature of which of the following syndromes?

Peripheral odontogenic tumors:

Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor is characterized by:

Which of the following helps distinguish CEOTs from ameloblastomas?