Open AccessAneurysmal bone cyst of maxilla existing concurrently with a giant cell granuloma of mandible: A case report of an unusual presentation
Author(s) -
Srimathy S. Arora,
Anshika Grover,
Vijaya Kumar,
Srimathy S. Arora
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.108938
Subject(s) - aneurysmal bone cyst , lesion , maxilla , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , medicine , giant cell , confusion , pelvis , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , anatomy , central giant cell granuloma , pathogenesis , biology , radiology , psychology , botany , psychoanalysis , genus
Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are relatively rare but well-described expansile, osteolytic psuedocysts are most commonly seen in the long bones, pelvis, and vertebra. Although a well-described lesion, much confusion exists in its pathogenesis especially of the associations of this lesion with other lesions. Approximately, one-third of patients with ABC present simultaneously with another bone pathology. The aim of this paper is to describe a rare case of simultaneously occurring ABC of the maxilla and mandible with the mandibular lesion occurring predominantly as a giant cell granuloma. The paper discusses the various histopathological variations of ABC as well as different lesions associated with ABC and tries to provide a review of different pathogenesis theories of this interesting lesion.