title: Cystic degeneration in fibrous dysplasia of the jaws: a case report.
abstract: A case of nonspecific cystic degeneration complicating fibrous dysplasia of the mandible is presented. This condition is extremely rare in the jaw bones. The patient had a painless swelling of the right face measuring 10 cm in diameter, and there was no history of trauma. Radiographs showed a poorly defined, "ground glass" radiopaque lesion; a central well-defined cyst was confirmed by means of computed tomography. During surgery, a large cystic cavity with surrounding, soft fibrous bone that merged with the cortex was observed. Histologic examination showed a large non-epithelial-lined cystic cavity with a surrounding fibro-osseous lesion, which was consistent with a diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dent
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altini
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005358:Fibrous Dysplasia, Monostotic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*