title: Odontogenic keratocyst with mural cartilaginous metaplasia: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Odontogenic keratocyst displaying foci of cartilaginous metaplasia in the connective tissue wall has been previously reported but is considered rare. We report a case of a 66-year-old man with an odontogenic keratocyst of the mandible. Benign-appearing metaplastic cartilage was observed in the wall of this cyst, as well as in the recurrence. A benign clinical course is documented, and a review of the literature detailing 6 previously reported cases is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Medicine, and Surgery, Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA 19140-5096, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fornatora
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chotkowski
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000473:pathology; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence