Multiple cysts involving maxilla and mandible: A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : MK Navya, Sujatha GP, Shivaprasad S, Ashok L

Volume : 3, Issue : 2, Year : 2017

Article Page : 63-67

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Abstract

Among the developmental cysts affecting the maxillofacial region, Odontogenic Keratocyst (OKC) is the most common one. Recently OKC is reclassified as Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor (KCOT)Usually multiple OKCs are seen in association with Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCS) in 95% of cases but this case report highlights a non-syndromic case of multiple OKCs affecting both maxilla and mandible.

Keywords: multiple radiolucencies, marsupialization, keratocystic odontogenic tumor

How to cite : Navya M, Sujatha Gp, Shivaprasad S, Ashok L, Multiple cysts involving maxilla and mandible: A case report. IP Int J Maxillofac Imaging 2017;3(2):63-67

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