Open AccessMELANOCYTES IN ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST
Author(s) -
Takeda Yasunori,
Kuroda Masayuki,
Kuroda Masafumi,
Suzuki Atsumi,
Fujioka Yukio
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1985.tb00631.x
Subject(s) - keratocyst , histogenesis , odontogenic , pathology , basal (medicine) , medicine , biology , anatomy , immunohistochemistry , insulin
Melanocytes in odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) were studied histopath‐ologically. As a result, melanocytes were observed within the basal layer of lining epithelium in five of 47 cases with OKC, with the overall prevalence being 10.6 per cent. Although no conclusion could be drawn from the present examination as to the origin of melanocytes in OKC, its possible histogenesis was discussed. ACTA PATHOL. JPN. 35: 899–903, 1985.