Keratocystic tumor of mandible

Case contributed by Oliver Hennessy , 20 Jan 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ayush Goel, 22 Jan 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
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Updates to Study Attributes

Modality was set to X-ray.
Findings was changed:

OPG.

There is a lytic benign appearing lesion within the angle of the mandible on the right.

There is well-defined sclerotic margin in its outline cirrhotic margins with no cortical breach and no soft tissue mass.

There is no involvement of the adjacent dental anatomy.

There is no unerupted tooth associated with this mandibular cystic lesion.

The appearances are those of a benign lesion probably a kerato cystic odontogenic tumour.

Images Changes:

Image X-ray (OPG) ( update )

Plane Projection changed from to OPG.

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