title: Recurrence of a solitary bone cyst of the mandibular condyle in a bone graft. A case report.
abstract: The recurrence of a solitary bone cyst of the mandibular condyle in a costochondral bone graft is reported. A solitary bone cyst of the right condylar head and neck of a 10-year-old boy was treated by total resection and immediate reconstruction with a costochondral bone graft. Two years after the first operation, a recurrence of the solitary bone cyst within the bone graft was noted. An open treatment was performed. A review of the literature on solitary bone cysts and recurrences of solitary bone cysts shows that the case reported is unique. Possible reasons for the recurrence are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kuttenberger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farmand
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stöss
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence