Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumour of the Mandible: a case report of decompression with a customised removable tube and review of literature.
Keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KOT or KCOT) is defined by the WHO to be 'a benign uni- or multicystic, intraosseous tumour of odontogenic origin'. In 2005, the World Health Organization renamed the lesion; previously known as an odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) as the KCOT. WHO recommends the term KCOT as it reflects its neoplastic nature. In this case report, a 21-year-old female with a histologically proven large parakeratinised KCOT of the right mandible underwent treatment that involved a 14-month period of decompression, followed by enucleation (with Carnoys application) of the residual cyst. During the period of decompression, a custom made removable mandibular chrome-cobalt appliance was used to hold the decompression tube in the oral cavity.
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D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult