Overview

NCI Definition: A rare neoplasm arising from tooth-forming tissues. It occurs in the maxillofacial skeleton or the gingiva. Symptoms include swelling, pain, bleeding, mobility of affected teeth, and oral mucosa ulcerations. It may metastasize to lymph nodes and distant anatomic sites early. [1]

Significant Genes in Malignant Odontogenic Neoplasm

CD274 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Head and neck odontogenic carcinoma, Malignant Odontogenic Tumor, Odontogenic Carcinosarcoma, Odontoma, Malignant, Odontogenic Carcinoma
Parent(s)
Odontogenic Neoplasm
Children
Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma
OncoTree Name
Odontogenic Carcinoma
OncoTree Code
ODGC

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.