Residual cyst: an incidental finding during alveolectomy. 1987

C H Siar, and K H Ng

A case of a residual cyst with hyaline bodies from the 26 region discovered fortuitously during alveolectomy is described. The importance of preliminary radiographic evaluation is emphasised. Differential diagnosis from the unicystic ameloblastoma is discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007570 Jaw Cysts Saccular lesions lined with epithelium and contained within pathologically formed cavities in the jaw; also nonepithelial cysts (pseudocysts) as they apply to the jaw, e.g., traumatic or solitary cyst, static bone cavity, and aneurysmal bone cyst. True jaw cysts are classified as odontogenic or nonodontogenic. Cyst, Jaw,Cysts, Jaw,Jaw Cyst
D008297 Male Males
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000541 Alveolectomy Subtotal or complete excision of the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible. (Dorland, 28th ed) Alveolectomies

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