PMC3162853_01
Panoramic (a) and spot fi lm (b) views depict a wellcircumscribed, lucent anterior mandibular lesion with lobulated sclerotic border. Anteroposterior (c) and horizontal (d) CT cuts placed the lucency in the marrow space, with perforation of anterior cortex
JOMFP-13-30-g001.jpg
PMC3162853_01_JOMFP-13-30-g001.jpg
F1
Radiological studies revealed a large anterior mandibular cyst apical to the mandibular incisors extending from the right mandibular canine to the left mandibular canine [Figure 1a]. The apices of the mandibular teeth were involved in the superior extent of the radiolucent area [Figure 1b]. Computerized tomography placed the lesion in the marrow space of the bone [Figure 1c, Figure 1d], with cortical perforations [Figure 2].
A 3-D reconstruction displays the cortical perforation in the anterior mandible
JOMFP-13-30-g002.jpg
PMC3162853_01_JOMFP-13-30-g002.jpg
F2
Computerized tomography placed the lesion in the marrow space of the bone [Figure 1c, Figure 1d], with cortical perforations [Figure 2].
Ciliated pseudostratifi ed columnar epithelium of a respiratorytype exclusively constituted the lining of the cyst
JOMFP-13-30-g003.jpg
PMC3162853_01_JOMFP-13-30-g003.jpg
F3
Histological examination of the biopsy (and later a complete curettage specimen) revealed granulocytes, lymphocytes, and plasma cells scattered in an edematous stroma that supported a pseudostratified ciliated columnar respiratory-type epithelium [Figure 3].