Mandibular aneurysmal bone cyst in an elderly patient: Case report
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Cristian Rațiu1, Aranka Ilea2, Florin A Gal3
1Department of Implantology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Oradea, Oradea, Romania.
Objective:
The article aims to highlight the challenge of establishing the presumptive aetiological diagnosis when unilocular or multilocular radiolucencies are identified in an elderly patient's jawbones.
Materials And Methods:
A mandibular cyst-like lesion was identified in a 73-year-old patient. The therapeutic decision was cyst enucleation and grafting of the bone defect.
Results:
The initial presumptive diagnosis was invalidated by the histopathological examination that revealed the features characteristic for the aneurysmal bone cyst.
Conclusion:
Aneurysmal bone cyst in an elderly patient is a rare condition.
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