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[Malignant transformation of odontogenic cysts]
- Source :
- Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale. 96(2)
- Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Five out of 4,172 operated maxillary cysts (3 developed within the maxillary and 2 in the mandible) presented a malignant change of epithelium. In all these 5 cases histology demonstrated a transition from normal to cancerous epithelium. The overall percentage of malignant change was of 0.12%, with 0.077% for non-keratinized epithelium lining odontogenic cysts (3 cases) and 0.65%, that is 8 times higher, for keratinized ones (2 cases). Keratinization of cystic epithelium and chronic inflammatory lesions were the main risk factors.
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 00351768
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........d82cc84bd5c15f441bad33e37fd26bab