title: Unusual CT appearance in an odontogenic keratocyst of the mandible: case report.
abstract: An expansile lesion in the body of the left mandible had high attenuation (225 HU) on nonenhanced CT scans. Histologic examination revealed an odontogenic keratocyst with no evidence of mineralization or calcification within the lesion. The high attenuation was considered to be due to highly concentrated protein of thick, viscous keratin in the lumen of the keratocyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nagasaki University Hospital of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yonetsu
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Troulis
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Curtin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed