Calcifying odontogenic cyst presenting as a lateral periodontal cyst--a case report.
We report a case of the calcifying odontogenic cyst occurring on the left anterior mandible of a 41-year-old male with clinical and radiographic features which made it initially to be a lateral periodontal cyst. This unusual presentation of a calcifying odontogenic cyst is discussed and its significance for the clinician is reviewed. A calcifying odontogenic cyst may present some problems for the differential diagnosis both clinically and histopathologically. The differential diagnosis of a lesion occurring in a lateral periodontal location should include the calcifying odontogenic cyst.
Huang
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School of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan.
Lin
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LM
Lin
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Yan
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D014092:Tooth Root