Squamous-cell carcinoma in a residual mandibular cyst.
Described is a case of squamous-cell carcinoma arising in a residual cyst in a 60-year-old edentulous woman. The clinical and radiographic diagnosis was residual cyst, and the treatment employed was conservative surgical enucleation. The cause of these changes is unknown. Theoretically, the inflammatory reaction may have been a predisposing factor.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged