Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma of the jaws: Report of two cases and a literature review

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics reported in the previous literature

Race	N = 50
Asian	20
White	5
Black	4
Others	3
N/A	18
Sex
Male	38
Female	12
Age (yr)
10-20	5
20-30	4
30-40	15
40-50	12
50-60	5
60-70	3
70-80	4
≥ 80	2
Location
Maxilla	34
Mandible	16
Main complaints
Swelling	27
Paresthesia	1
Swelling and paresthesia	1
Slowly growing mass	1
Others	15
N/A	5
Therapy
Enucleation	5
Surgery	30
Enucleation + RT	2
Surgery + RT	8
Surgery + CCRT	2
Surgery + adjuvant carbon ion therapy	1
N/A	2
Histological legend
After AB	2
After COC/CCOT/DGCT	16
DN	24
N/A	8
Follow-up
Recurrence history	27
No recurrence	17
N/A	6
Distant metastasis	3
Neck metastasis	4
Death	10

AB: Ameloblastoma; CCRT: Chemoradiotherapy; COC: Calcifying odontogenic cyst; CCOT: Calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor; DGCT: Dentinogenic ghost cell tumor; DN: De novo; N/A: Not available; RD: Radiotherapy.