Odontogenic keratocyst with mural cartilaginous metaplasia: a case report and a review of the literature

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2001 Oct;92(4):430-4. doi: 10.1067/moe.2001.117804.

Abstract

Odontogenic keratocyst displaying foci of cartilaginous metaplasia in the connective tissue wall has been previously reported but is considered rare. We report a case of a 66-year-old man with an odontogenic keratocyst of the mandible. Benign-appearing metaplastic cartilage was observed in the wall of this cyst, as well as in the recurrence. A benign clinical course is documented, and a review of the literature detailing 6 previously reported cases is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cartilage / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandibular Diseases / pathology*
  • Metaplasia / pathology
  • Odontogenic Cysts / pathology*
  • Recurrence