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Volume 3 Issue 2 (April - June, 2015)

Case Reports

KERATOCYSTIC ODONTOGENIC TUMOR IN RAMUS OF MANDIBLE- A CASE REPORT WITH CT FINDINGS
Archana Bhatia, Sandeep Kumar Bains, Esha Garg, Inderjit Kaur

Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is one of the most common critical cysts of the Jaw due to its aggressive behavior and high rate of recurrence. Recently studies prove that this lesion behaves like a tumour both in clinical presentation and histopathology, hence the term was renamed as keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) by WHO in 2005. The most common clinical presentation is swelling and affects mandible more frequently than maxilla. The diagnosis should be solely based on histopathological confirmation and computed tomography (CT) can be used as an adjunct to estimate the size, extent and effects on its adjacent structures. Herein, we report a case of extraneous type of KCOT in a 23-year-old male, involving left mandibular ramus which was diagnosed by a series of investigations and treated appropriately. Key Words: Odontogenic Keratocyst; Keratocystic Odontogenic tumor; Ramus of mandible; Computed tomography

 
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