Giant aneurysmal bone cyst of the mandible: A case report and review of literature

Aneurysmal bone cysts are rare benign lesions of bone tissue. They are composed of vascular spaces blood-filled and surrounded by fibrous tissue septa. They are considered as pseudo cysts because of lack of epithelial lining. Here, we describe a giant case of ABC in 12-year-old female child having a...

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Veröffentlicht in:National journal of maxillofacial surgery 2013-01, Vol.4 (1), p.107-110
Hauptverfasser: Bharadwaj, Gaurav, Singh, Neeraj, Gupta, Amit, Sajjan, Anand
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Aneurysmal bone cysts are rare benign lesions of bone tissue. They are composed of vascular spaces blood-filled and surrounded by fibrous tissue septa. They are considered as pseudo cysts because of lack of epithelial lining. Here, we describe a giant case of ABC in 12-year-old female child having a massive swelling over the right side of the mandible treated with segmental resection and reconstruction with a reconstruction plate. Case is also discussed with the review of literature.
ISSN:0975-5950
2229-3418
DOI:10.4103/0975-5950.117819