Open AccessAneurysmal bone cyst of the mandible affecting the articular condyle: a case report
Author(s) -
Marín Fernández Ana Belén,
García Medina Blas,
Martínez Plaza Adoración,
AguilarSalvatierra Antonio,
GómezMoreno Gerardo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.735
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysmal bone cyst , facial symmetry , condyle , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , lesion , cyst , surgery , anatomy , botany , biology , genus
Key Clinical Message Aneurysmal bone cyst ( ABC ) is a benign osteolytic lesion that is fast‐growing, expansile, and locally destructive. The present case is of a young girl with facial asymmetry, which had become accentuated during the previous months. A conservative treatment was performed to reduce morbidity and affectation of the lower dental nerve.