Recurrent odontogenic keratocyst within the temporalis muscle.
Recurrence following treatment of odontogenic keratocysts is not infrequent. However, recurrence within soft tissues is rarely reported. A case of an odontogenic keratocyst recurring within the temporalis muscle is described with a brief review of the literature concerning cyst recurrence.
Worrall
S F
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000473:pathology