title: Botryoid odontogenic cyst. Report of a case with histologic evidence of multicentric origin.
abstract: Histologic examination of an excisionally biopsied botryoid odontogenic cyst (BOC) documented that it was composed of at least 2 separate cysts, the location of which suggested that both originated within the alveolar bone rather than from within the periodontal ligament. These observations provide evidence for a multicentric origin of this example of BOC, and are consistent with a previous suggestion that lateral periodontal cysts of non-inflammatory origin arise from remnants of the dental lamina.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Redman
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Whitestone
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Winne
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hudec
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D010509:Periodontal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000473:pathology