title: Biochemical and Cytological Comparison of Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumours to Nonkeratinising Odontogenic Cysts Fluid.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the levels of albumin, prealbumin, total protein, inorganic phosphate and presence of keratinocytes in the cystic fluid for the diagnosis and appropriate treatment planning of keratocystic odontogenic tumours and other non keratinizing odontogenic cysts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen keratocystic odontogenic tumour and 15 controls were studied. The cystic fluid was aspirated and analysed to determine the levels of albumin, prealbumin, total protein, inorganic phosphate and the presence of keratinocytes. The data collected was statistically evaluated using Mann Whitney U-Test and Student's t-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A highly significant difference (p<0.0001) was seen when a comparison of Prealbumin, total protein, inorganic phosphate and presence of keratinocytes was made between keratocystic odontogenic tumour and non keratinizing odontogenic cysts. The presence of albumin also showed a significant difference (p<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A combined analysis of total protein, albumin, prealbumin, inorganic phosphorous and detection of epithelial squames may be used as a diagnostic adjunct in the preoperative diagnosis of keratocystic odontogenic tumour in a minimally invasive and highly accurate fashion.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences , Lucknow, India .
authors.forename: Madhvika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patidar
authors.affiliation: Professor and HOD, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Pushparaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences , Lucknow, India .
authors.forename: Nitesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patidar
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, COPE healthcare, Bangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Sugandh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Hanspal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Urology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences , Lucknow, India .
authors.lastname: Chethna
keywords: Cyst Fluids; Dentigerous cyst; Odontogenic keratocyst; Radicular cyst