The odontogenic keratocyst: A benign cystic tumor? |
| |
Authors: | Eva Ahlfors Åke Larsson Sven Sjögren |
| |
Affiliation: | Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden |
| |
Abstract: | Three hundred nineteen odontogenic keratocysts from 255 patients (167 males and 88 females, a 2:1 ratio) were histologically and clinically examined. The cysts sometimes occurred as multiple or recurrent lesions or in association with Gorlin's syndrome. The rate of recurrence for the total population was 27%. The 116 patients who were tentatively diagnosed as having keratocyst prior to surgery had a recurrence rate of 26%. There was no direct correlation between a large number of different histopathologic parameters and the propensity of a lesion to recur. Based on these data, a theory for the growth mechanism of these lesions is presented, and it is that the odontogenic keratocyst should be regarded as a benign cystic neoplasm and treated accordingly. |
| |
Keywords: | Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Larsson: Lund University School of Dentistry Carl Gustavs vag 34 S214 21 Malmö Sweden. |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect PubMed 等数据库收录! |