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A) Intraoral view of the lesion B) CBCT: axial section and C) CBCT: sagittal section: lesion location, intraosseous and extraosseous involvement.
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F1
On palpation, the lump was fluctuant and not painful (Fig. 1).
A) Cystic lesion, inner epithelial lining partially detached and cystic lumen contains keratin (H&E 4x). B) Simple squamous epithelium 4-8 layers with basal cells arranged in palisaded pattern and superficial parakeratosis, focally corrugated. Capsule formed by connective tissue (H&E 20x). C) Simple squamous cystic epithelium with palisaded basal cells and superficial corrugated parakeratosis (H&E 10x).
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F2
The collected data established a peripheral keratocyst odontogenic tumor as the diagnosis (Fig. 2).
CBCT: Sagittal sections after a year: the surgical area shows signs of bone healing.
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F3
Periodic check-ups were carried out after one month, three months, six months and one year post-surgery, as well as a CBCT, which confirmed no signs of recurrence (Fig. 3).