title: Keratocystic odontogenic tumor: case report with CT and ultrasonography findings.
abstract: Keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) is a benign odontogenic tumor with a potentially aggressive and infiltrative behavior. KCOT is most commonly occurred in mandible and demonstrate a unilocular, round, oval, scalloped radiolucent area, while large lesions may appear multilocular. An important characteristic of KCOT is its propensity to grow in an antero-posterior direction within medullary cavity of bone causing minimal expansion. Definitive diagnosis relies on histological examination. In this report, a KCOT that had an expansion both buccal and lingual cortical bone is described including its features in computed tomography and ultrasonographic exams. The lesion was removed surgically via an intraoral approach under local anesthesia and histologically reported as a KCOT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Pinar
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sumer
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sumer
authors.forename: Peruze
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Celenk
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danaci
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gunhan