Glandular odontogenic cyst

✍ Scribed by Dr. Willem F. P. Van Heerden; Erich J. Raubenheimer; Martin L. Turner

• Book ID: 102233550
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 376 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1043-3074
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880140412

✦ Synopsis

Two cases of glandular odontogenic cysts are reported. The unique histological features, eg, the intraepithelial glandular structure, papillary processes, and eosinophilic cuboidal and larger granular superficial cells are sufficient to warrant glandular odontogenic cyst as a distinct entity. Electron microscopic examination of the superficial eosinophilic cuboidal cells are suggestive of a process similar to apoptosis. Eroded cortical plates suggest an aggressive behavior.

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T h e glandular odontogenic cyst (GOC) is a rare cystic lesion that is not incorporated in classifications of jaw cysts. Only a few examples of this lesion have been described in the literature. Gardner et all collected eight cases of GOC. Padayachee and van Wyk2 reported two cases, which they described as "sialo-odontogenic cysts."

The GOC has an equal sex distribution and oc- curs in both the mandible and maxilla of adults.lY2 These lesions, which can attain a large size, appear on radiographs as uni-or multilocular lytic lesions. The histologic features described by Gardner et all include a cyst lining consisting of