Simple bone cyst: a radiological dilemma.
An asymptomatic cystic lesion in the corpus region on the right side of the mandible was detected in a panoramic radiograph of a 13-year-old girl, taken for orthodontic reasons. MR examination revealed a cavity filled with fluid and thin-rim peripheral contrast enhancement of the lesion similar to an odontogenic cyst lined with epithelium. The clinical and histological diagnosis of the lesion was a simple bone cyst. This report demonstrates the confounding similarity of the MR findings of a simple bone cyst to an odontogenic cyst.
Suomalainen
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Department of Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 263 (Kasarmikatu 11-13), FI-00029 HUS, Finland. anni.suomalainen@hus.fi
Apajalahti
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Kuhlefelt
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Hagström
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D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008536:Meglumine; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D005682:Gadolinium; C072417:gadoterate meglumine