title: Glandular odontogenic cyst: two high-risk cases treated with conservative approaches.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The glandular odontogenic cyst is a rare jawbone cyst that is considered to be an independent entity, although its histopathological characteristics may lead to an incorrect diagnosis as a low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The treatment of glandular odontogenic cysts is controversial.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present two high-risk cases treated with conservative approaches, one by enucleation and curettage and the other by marsupialisation. This report also presents a review of the clinical and pathological aspects of glandular odontogenic cysts, and considers their development. No evidence of disease was observed after 3 years of follow-up in the two cases presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When possible, treatment plans for these lesions should be customised for each case, taking into account the data available in the literature and patient preferences. For high-risk cases, that are treated with conservative approaches, such as the two cases presented here, strict and regular controls and rigorous radiological follow-up evaluations are mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Buccofacial Surgery and Medicine (Head: Dr. Gonzalo Hernández-Vallejo MD, PhD), Complutense University, Pza Ramon y Cajal, s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain. jo.cano@wanadoo.es
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: Dulce María
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Benito
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montáns
authors.forename: José Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Vázquez
authors.forename: Julián
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colmenero
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed