A huge glandular odontogenic cyst occurring at posterior mandible.
- Author:
Gi Chung CHUNG
1
;
Won Jeong HAN
;
Eun Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Dankook University, Korea. ekkim@dku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mandible;
Odontogenic Cysts;
Radiography, Panoramic;
Tomography, X-ray Computed
- MeSH:
Adult;
Diagnosis;
Epithelium;
Humans;
Male;
Mandible*;
Molar;
Odontogenic Cysts*;
Radiography, Panoramic;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
2004;34(4):209-213
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The glandular odontogenic cyst is a rare lesion described in 1987. It generally occurs at anterior region of mandible in adults over the age of 40 and has a slight tendency to recur. Histopathologically, a cystic cavity lined by a nonkeratinized, stratified squamous, or cuboidal epithelium varying in thickness is found including a superficial layer with glandular or pseudoglandular structures. A 21-year-old male visited Dankook University Dental Hospital with a chief complaint of swelling of the left posterior mandible. Radiographically, a huge multilocular radiolucent lesion involving impacted 3rd molar at the posterior mandible was observed. Buccolingual cortical expansion with partial perforation of buccal cortical bone was also shown. Histopathologically, this lesion was lined by stratified squamous epithelium with glandular structures in areas of plaque-like thickening. The final diagnosis was made as a glandular odontogenic cyst.
