Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.  2004 Dec;34(4):209-213.

A huge glandular odontogenic cyst occurring at posterior mandible

• Chung GC
• Han WJ
• Kim EK

Abstract

The glandular odontogenic cyst is a rare lesion described in 1987. It generally occurs at anterior region of mandible in adults over the age of 40 and has a slight tendency to recur. Histopathologically, a cystic cavity lined by a nonkeratinized, stratified squamous, or cuboidal epithelium varying in thickness is found including a superficial layer with glandular or pseudoglandular structures. A 21-year-old male visited Dankook University Dental Hospital with a chief complaint of swelling of the left posterior mandible. Radiographically, a huge multilocular radiolucent lesion involving impacted 3rd molar at the posterior mandible was observed. Buccolingual cortical expansion with partial perforation of buccal cortical bone was also shown. Histopathologically, this lesion was lined by stratified squamous epithelium with glandular structures in areas of plaque-like thickening. The final diagnosis was made as a glandular odontogenic cyst.

Keyword

Mandible; Odontogenic Cysts; Radiography, Panoramic; Tomography, X-ray Computed

MeSH Terms

Adult
Diagnosis
Epithelium
Humans
Male
Mandible*
Molar
Odontogenic Cysts*
Radiography, Panoramic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult