title: Sarcoid-type reaction associated with retained roots: an unusual cyst-like lesion of the jaw.
abstract: This report describes the unusual findings following curettage of a large cyst-like lesion of the mandible in a 47-year-old woman. Histological examination of the lesional tissue revealed a sarcoid-type reaction, uncommon in the mandible, while further clinical and laboratory investigations failed to demonstrate underlying systemic disease.
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Dental Hospital.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathieson
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Moody
mesh_terms: D001862:Bone Resorption; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014092:Tooth Root