Jaw cysts with special regard to keratocyst recurrence. A long-term follow-up.
From an original material of 50 patients with 55 jaw cysts, 39 patients were followed up 32--129 months after surgery (mean: 92 months). In 21 of 55 cysts the primary lesion was histologically classified as a keratocyst. All keratocysts had a follow-up period of at least 6 years (72 months). The keratocyst recurrence rate was 50%. Seven of eight recurrences in the total material were keratocysts. There was no difference between males and females concerning the incidence of keratocysts or age at diagnosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000473:pathology; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence