Description
(Short description)
Central Register of DÖSAK (German-Austrian-Swiss Association for the Study of Tumors of the Face and Jaws)
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The rare occurrence of tumors of the facial skeleton, whether of dental origin (odontogenic) or arising from bone (osteogenic), makes it impossible for a single observer to appreciate fully the epi demiologic and clinical behavior of these lesions, even if he controls the case material of a large institution. The systematic cooperation of many scientists is necessary in order to compile a meaningful body of information and make that information accessible for study. On the initiative of one of the authors (B.S.), the German-Austrian Swiss Association for the Study of Tumors of the Face and Jaws (DOSAK) resolved in 1971 to establish a special registry for tumors of the facial skeleton, including odontogenic lesions. This registry has been integrated into the bone tumor registry at the Swiss Asso ciation for Pathology in the Department of Pathology of the Uni versity of Basel. In 1974 DOSAK sponsored a symposium on odontogenic and os teogenic tumors of the jaws, at which illustrative cases were pre sented and discussed. These discussions revealed the problematic nature of these tumors and prompted a number of reclassifications, including some changes from benign to malignant and vice versa. It was found that radical and in some cases mutilating operations would not have been justified on the basis of the new classification. The discussions also underscored the importance of considering all factors - epidemiologic, clinical, radiologic and pathohistologi- when establishing a diagnosis.
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1 Odontogenic Tumors.- 1 Ameloblastoma.- 2 Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor.- 3 Ameloblastic Fibroma and Myxoma.- 4 Ameloblastic Fibrosarcoma.- 5 Odontogenic Myxoma and Fibroma.- 6 Dentinoma.- 7 Cementoma.- 8 Cementifying Fibroma.- 9 Complex Odontoma.- 10 Compound Odontoma.- 11 Ameloblastic Odontoma.- 12 Dens in Dente.- 13 Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor.- 14 Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst.- 15 Odontogenic Keratocyst.- 16 Follicular Cyst.- 17 Radicular Cyst.- References.- 2 Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions of Bone.- 18 Benign Chondroblastic Tumors.- 19 Chondrosarcoma.- 20 Osteoblastoma and Osteoid Osteoma.- 21 Osteosarcoma.- 22 Osteoma.- 23 Plasmacytoma.- 24 Ewing's Sarcoma.- 25 Malignant Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Reticulosarcoma).- 26 Eosinophilic Granuloma.- 27 Fibrosarcoma.- 28 Ossifying Fibroma.- 29 Fibrous Dysplasia.- 30 Desmoplastic Fibroma.- 31 Vascular Tumors.- 32 Reparative Giant Cell Granuloma.- 33 Solitary Bone Cyst.- 34 Aneurysmal Bone Cyst.- References.- List of Clinics and Collaborators Belonging to DÖSAK.
