Calcium oxalate crystals in a nasolabial cyst.
To our knowledge, this is the first report of calcium oxalate crystals in a cyst of the oral cavity. No underlying systemic disorder could be identified. It is proposed that this represents a dystrophic process, possibly related to inflammation, although the mechanism of the crystal formation is uncertain.
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D000368:Aged; D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis*; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000032:analysis*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000378:metabolism
D002129:Calcium Oxalate