title: Respiratory epithelium within a mandibular dentigerous cyst.
abstract: A case report of a dentigerous cyst of the mandible with respiratory epithelium has been described. A review of the literature shows this to be only the fourth case reported. The three most current theories to explain this phenomenon have been presented.
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged