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Volume 2 Issue 4 (October-December, 2014)

Case Reports

ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST WITH DIVERSE DIFFERENTIATION – A CASE REPORT
Imran Mohtesham, Sudeendra Prabhu, Maji Jose, B.H. Sripathi Rao

1Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a developmental odontogenic cyst known for its specific clinical feature and histological architecture. Variation in its epithelial lining has been widely observed and reported. The cystic lumen in OKC is invariably lined by squamous epithelium. Metaplasia is known to be exhibited by the lining epithelium of OKC. Various metaplasia and degeneration observed in the OKC are mucous cells, ciliated cells, para and/or ortho keratinisation and hyaline bodies Key words: Odontogenic keratocyst, Mucous metaplasia, Keratocystic Odontogenic tumor. Corresponding author: Dr. Imran Mohtesham, Assistant Professor, Department of oral pathology and microbiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Nithyananda nagar, Mangalore-575018, Karnataka, India, Email: himohtesham@yahoo.com This article may be cited as: Mohtesham I, Prabhu S, Jose M, Sripathi Rao BH. Odontogenic Keratocyst with Diverse Differentiation – A Case Report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(4):93-96.

 
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