title: Botryoid odontogenic cyst: report of a case with extensive epithelial proliferation.
abstract: Botyroid odontogenic cyst (BOC) is considered a rare multilocular variant of the lateral periodontal cyst. In this report; clinical and histopathological features of a case of BOC found in mandibular mental region of a 32-year-old woman is presented. There was a multilocular radiolucency extending from the roots of the right premolar to the left premolar, involving almost the whole height of the mandible. Histologically, there was extensive intraluminal epithelial proliferation in the lining and MIB-1 positive cells were noted in the basal layer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uçok
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Günhan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uçok
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baykul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology*