Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.
2003 Dec;33(4):235-238.
Squamous cell carcinoma arising in an odontogenic cyst
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University. hehan@khu.ac.kr.
- 2Department of Oral and maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University
Abstract
- Squamous cell carcinoma arising in an odontogenic cyst is uncommon. The diagnosis of carcinoma arising in a cyst requires that there must be an area of microscopic transition from the benign epithelial cyst lining to the invasive squamous cell carcinoma. We report a histopathologically proven case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in a residual mandibular cyst in a 54-year-old woman.