What is another name for Pindborg tumor?
Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor, also known as Pindborg tumor, is a rare, benign, locally aggressive tumor that occurs in the same age range and in the same jaw sites as ameloblastoma. It is eponymously called “Pindborg tumor”, as it was first described by Pindborg in 1955. The origin of this locally invasive tumor remains unknown. It is thought to arise from stratum intermedium. It commonly affects the posterior mandible manifesting as a slow-growing asymptomatic swelling often associated with an impacted tooth.
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Rob Orr
It's hard to judge the correct difficulty of questions. Clearly many are inappropriate as they are kindergarten level. This question on the other hand requires specialist niche knowledge and I feel is too difficult for a general knowledge quiz. The onus falls (should fall?) on the moderators to manage that process, but that really doesn't happen.
Cheryl Love
This doesn’t seem like trivia to me, it seems far too specialized. Anyone else?
Cheryl Love
Rob Orr, I think this is far too specialized, doesn’t fall under the category of trivia. I knew the answer because I am a retired cancer researcher. But I would expect very few people to know.
Cheryl Love
Rob Orr, and I agree, the moderators don’t moderate.
Tony Aguirre
must have missed that class in my pre med program.
Norma Cullerton
Cheryl Love....I like to think that quiz club is also a way of learning about things that we would not normally find out about on a daily basis. Nothing wrong with learning something as we also challenge our knowledge.
Peter Abrams
This question is hardly trivial for most generalists. There well may be doctors and dentists who play these games , but clearly most of us are not. I took a flyer and got it correct but it was a pure guess.
Howard Groopman
Went with the longest answer, as I often do when stumped.
Hmm, they didn't teach us this in med school. (Just kidding, I disliked science and did not attend any graduate schools.)
Luis Manuel Reyes Tejera
Cheryl love is right, this is not a trivia question.
Glynis Rix
Very complex question!
Steve Bush
Did not this answer. Another majority vote used.