INTRODUCTION Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are blood filled fibrous tumor-like cysts that expand the bone giving it a blown out appearance. It is usually seen in the second decade. ABCs were first described by Jaffe and Litchensen in 1942. The exact etiology is unknown. One of the most widely accepted ideas was that aneurysmal bone cyst was a consequence of increased venous pressure and subseque...

INTRODUCTION Aneurysmal bone cysts are benign tumours that usually present in childhood. Aggressive forms have been described, which are often treated with surgery that entails major resection and reconstruction. Polidocanol sclerotherapy has recently been reported to have excellent results and promises to replace operative treatments, but its efficacy in the case of aggressive aneurysmal bone ...

INTRODUCTION Spinal simple bone cysts, also known as solitary cysts, are extremely unusual benign primary bone tumors with few cases reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION Incidental Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) finding of a C2 Simple bone cyst in a 13-year-old female patient is reported. Complementary studies suggested the benign nature of the lesion. Patient underwent cervical cu...

The purpose of this study was to report a rare case an aggressive nasopalatine cyst with nasal involvement in edentulous patient. A 61-year-old Caucasian male presented anterior maxillary lesion that prevented him from wearing his complete upper denture. Clinical examination showed vestibular and palatal swelling around the sites teeth #11, 12 13. Radiological revealed well-limited maxilla natu...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to quantitatively evaluate the effect of rhBMP-2 for repair of bone defects after cyst enucleation using the osteogenesis index (OI). METHODS Under general anesthesia, 10 patients (12 lesions) underwent oral or maxillofacial surgery for cyst enucleation. Postoperatively, 12 lesions were divided into two groups: group A (six lesions) was treated with absorba...

PURPOSE To elucidate the natural history of unicameral bone cyst (UBC) and risk factors for pathological fracture. METHODS 14 males and 8 females (mean age, 9 years) diagnosed with UBC were reviewed. Cyst location, symptoms, and whether there was any fracture or surgery were recorded. Cyst parameters were measured on radiographs, and included (1) the cyst index, (2) the ratio of the widest cy...

conclusions we reported a rare case of large residual cyst. dental practitioners should consider this lesion in the differential diagnosis of radiolucent lesions of the jaw bone. case presentation a 59-year-old iranian man complaining of a dull pain in his left side of the mandible after falling down one month ago was referred to the department of oral and maxillofacial pathology, hamadan unive...

The nasolabial cyst is classified as a fissural cyst, found outside the bone, and on the region corresponding to the nasolabial furrow and alar nose. This cyst is frequently asymptomatic with the most usual sign being alar nose elevation. In spite of the low occurrence of nasolabial cysts, it is important to recognize the clinical characteristics of this lesion. The purpose of this paper is to ...

Residual cysts are common after the extraction of a third impacted molar. Many them usually asymptomatic and can be detected incidentally on routine radiography before symptoms appear. Lately, 3D CBCT is most diagnostic method for detecting them. We present case residual cyst that exists 20 years right lower Cysts vary in size, over grow disrupt bone continuity. In this case, 53-year-old patien...