title: Simple bone cyst. Review of the literature and analysis of 23 cases.
abstract: A retrospective study of 23 simple bone cysts including analysis of clinical, radiographical, histopathological features and follow-up information was made. The age of the patients varied from 8 to 59 years (mean 21.4 years). All lesions were found in the mandible, and 2 of them were radiologically multilocular. A loose connective tissue lining was found histologically in 8 out of 17 cysts with the biopsy specimens available. At follow-up, 2 failures of the primary surgical treatment were noted. The results emphasize that a proper follow-up is required after the treatment of simple bone cyst.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies