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Definition

Pindborg tumor

(pind'borg, pin'bor )

[Jens Jørgen Pindborg, Danish oral pathologist, 1921–1995]

A rare tumor, typically of the jaw, consisting of malignant epithelial cells with a polyhedral shape and deposits of cementum. It is often associated with an impacted tooth.

SYN: calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor.