Mural odontogenic epithelial proliferations within the wall of a dentigerous cyst: their significance.
A case of a dentigerous cyst with proliferating odontogenic epithelium in a 5-year-old black boy is presented. A controversy exists in the histologic diagnosis and surgical treatment of this lesion. The accuracy of the pathologic diagnosis is imperative, as it will determine to a great extent the surgical modality of treatment.
D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009805:Odontogenesis