title: Jaw mass in a pediatric patient.
abstract: The aneurysmal bone cyst is an unusual cause of a jaw mass in children. Left untreated, this relatively benign lesion can lead to deformity and destructive bone changes. We report a nine-year-old patient with a large untreated aneurysmal bone cyst, and briefly discuss the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ivanovic
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis