J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2002 Jan;24(1):61-64.

Odontogenic Keratocyst In The Maxillary Sinus

• Choi YS
• Lee HC
• Joo M

Abstract

Odontogenic keratocyst is one of the jaw cysts which have high recurrence rate and aggressive behavior. The radiographic findings and clinical symptoms of this disease are similar with other jaw cyst. So the final diagnosis requires the histopathologic confirmation and the patient should be examined periodically due to recurrence rate of this disease. This was the case of odontogenic keratocyst including a tooth which is in the left maxillary sinus.We thought it was a dentigerous cyst including a tooth preoperatively. The lesion was enucleated with yellow cheese-like material and histopathologic findings revealed abundant keratinizing debris,lining epithelium characterized by palisaded basal layer, orthokeratosis, and multifocal parakeratosis.

Keyword

Odontogenic keratocyst; Maxillary sinus

MeSH Terms

Dentigerous Cyst
Diagnosis
Epithelium
Humans
Jaw Cysts
Maxillary Sinus*
Odontogenic Cysts*
Parakeratosis
Recurrence
Tooth