Development of a keratocyst in the facial soft tissues.
The clinical signs, diagnosis, and therapy of a keratocyst of the soft tissues in a 27-year-old man are described. Part of the keratocyst lining probably grew through the bony window after extraoral biopsy or was implanted in the soft tissue during the procedure, accounting for the location of the lesion.
D000328:Adult; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence