Case 051229 "Odontogenic keratocyst"

"An 18-Year-Old Man with a One-Month History of Nontender Left Mandibular Swelling". This CASE RECORD OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL describes an 18-year-old man who reported gradual painless swelling of the left mandible. On physical examination, there was obvious facial asymmetry, with the left side of the jaw larger than the right. And odontogenic source of infection was ruled out. The painless left posterior mandibular swelling with radiographic findings of a loculated radiolucency and an associated impacted tooth favor the diagnosis of an odontogenic cyst. However, the lack of bone perforation and the circumferential appearance of the radiolucency slightly favor the diagnosis of odontogenic keratocyst. Meredith August discusses both odontogenic and nonodontogenic processes in the differential diagnosis. August also explains management of cystic lesions of the jaw.

今回は、角化嚢胞性歯原性腫瘍。