title: Conservative management of a large keratocystic odontogenic tumor in the maxilla.
abstract: Keratocystic odontogenic tumor is characterized by high recurrence rates. Conservative or aggressive management has been suggested as a method of treatment. Decompression is a conservative treatment that has been used in the treatment of large odontogenic cysts. The authors report a case of a 14-year-old patient with a keratocystic odontogenic tumor located in the right maxilla, which was treated by decompression followed by enucleation with curettage. The lesion did not recur on follow-up for 3 years after the enucleation surgery.
authors.affiliation: OMS and Periodontology Department, Dental School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. wmoraismelo@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Willian Morais
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: de Melo
authors.forename: Darklilson
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pereira-Santos
authors.forename: Marcus Antônio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brêda-Júnior
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hochuli-Vieira
authors.forename: Marisa Aparecida Cabrini
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gabrielli
authors.forename: Mario Francisco Real
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gabrielli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003475:Curettage; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*