title: Giant aneurysmal bone cyst of the mandible.
abstract: The aneurysmal bone cyst is a type of pseudocysts of the jaw. It is a nonneoplastic lesion of the bone, characterized by replacement with fibro-osseous tissue containing blood-filled sinusoidal or cavernous spaces. The lesion remains a relatively uncommon finding in the facial bones, and the cause and pathogenesis are yet to be elucidated. Aneurysmal bone cyst was first described as a distinct clinical and pathologic entity by Jaffe and Lichtenstein in 1942. Aneurysmal bone cyst comprises 1.5% of all nonodontogenic cysts of the jaws and 1.9% of all aneurysmal bone cysts of skeleton. A rare case of giant aneurysmal bone cyst of mandible in a 10-year-old child is presented, which was managed by surgical curettage with a long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rural Dental College & Hospital, Maharashtra, India. drmanjulah@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Manjula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hebbale
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munde
authors.forename: Anisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.forename: Pushkar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gawande
authors.forename: Rajshekhar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halli
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed