Pindborg tumor (Calcifying epithelial Odontogenictumor CEOT) are associated with impacted teeth and might be mistaken for a dentigerous cyst on radiographs. CEOT has distinct histologic characteristics, however among its multiple histologic subtypes, the cystic variant is an infrequent and poorly characterised entity. We report a rare case of a young female patient with an anterior maxillary enlargement that turned out to be a CEOT and the current case being a unique cystic variant of CEOT that is clinically resembling Adenomatoid OdontogenicTumor (AOT), along with an analysis of previous documented cases that can assist clinicians in developing a better treatment strategy and prognosis. Hence, documenting this uncommon case, we suggest to hypothesize that CEOT can be categorized into two types: cystic variant and neoplastic variant where each of these genotypes may have distinct prognosis. Cystic CEOT should thus be considered a histomorphological variant of CEOT.

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Pindborg Tumor- Cystic Variant or Entity: A Rare Case Report, Differential Diagnosis and Literature Review