Peripheral odontogenic keratocyst: a report of 2 cases.
BACKGROUND
Occurrence of a gingival cyst in adults that exhibits the histopathologic hallmarks of an odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is rare.


METHODS
Two cases of primary soft tissue OKC in an adult female are described. Both presented as an asymptomatic small nodule on the buccal gingiva of the anterior mandible.


RESULTS
After simple excision, no recurrence was observed.


CONCLUSIONS
All available data indicate that, irrespective of the nomenclature, peripheral OKC should be included under the histopathological spectrum of gingival cysts in the adult.
Ide
Fumio
F
Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Kawagoe, Japan.
Shimoyama
Tetsuo
T
Horie
Norio
N
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery