A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Simple bone cyst: a radiological dilemma
Authors: Suomalainen A, Apajalahti S, Kuhlefelt M, Hagström J
Publication year: 2009
Journal: Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
Journal name in source: Dento maxillo facial radiology
Journal acronym: Dentomaxillofac Radiol
Volume: 38
Issue: 3
First page : 174
Last page: 7
ISSN: 0250-832X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr/21814355
Abstract
An asymptomatic cystic lesion in the corpus region on the right side of the mandible was detected in a panoramic radiograph of a 13-year-old girl, taken for orthodontic reasons. MR examination revealed a cavity filled with fluid and thin-rim peripheral contrast enhancement of the lesion similar to an odontogenic cyst lined with epithelium. The clinical and histological diagnosis of the lesion was a simple bone cyst. This report demonstrates the confounding similarity of the MR findings of a simple bone cyst to an odontogenic cyst.
An asymptomatic cystic lesion in the corpus region on the right side of the mandible was detected in a panoramic radiograph of a 13-year-old girl, taken for orthodontic reasons. MR examination revealed a cavity filled with fluid and thin-rim peripheral contrast enhancement of the lesion similar to an odontogenic cyst lined with epithelium. The clinical and histological diagnosis of the lesion was a simple bone cyst. This report demonstrates the confounding similarity of the MR findings of a simple bone cyst to an odontogenic cyst.
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