Review Article

Pathogenesis and Nomenclature of Odontogenic Carcinomas: Revisited

Table 2

Elzay’s classification of ameloblastic carcinomas [3].

TypesAmeloblastic carcinomas

1Arising from an odontogenic cyst
2Arising from an ameloblastoma
a: well differentiated (malignant ameloblastoma)
b: poorly differentiated (ameloblastic carcinoma)
3Arising de novo
a: nonkeratinizing
b: keratinizing