title: [Mandibular mediastinal cyst. Report of a case with probable odontogenic origin].
abstract: The Authors report a case of an incidentally discovered mandibular cyst in a 40-year-old man. X-ray examination revealed an intramandibular symmetric radiolucency extending from the right II molar to the left II one; it was not connected to the root apices of residual teeth, but contained three sopranumerary tooth buds in incisive area. Histology showed a cyst lined-up by stratified squamous epithelium, with focal orthokeratinization. The clinico-radiographic and histologic findings were consistent with a median mandibular cyst, unusually large; the presence of medially located denticles inside the cyst strongly suggested an odontogenic origin.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, Università La Sapienza di Roma.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diomedi Camassei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corsi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Procaccini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bosman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology*