Simple bone cyst: a radiological dilemma



: Suomalainen A, Apajalahti S, Kuhlefelt M, Hagström J

: 2009

: Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

: Dento maxillo facial radiology

: Dentomaxillofac Radiol

: 38

: 3

: 174

: 7

: 0250-832X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr/21814355


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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