Suresh Rakesh, Janardhanan Mahija, Joseph Anna P, Vinodkumar R B, Peter Sherry
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Head Neck Pathol. 2011 Jun;5(2):171-4. doi: 10.1007/s12105-010-0238-7. Epub 2011 Jan 8.
Dentigerous cysts are developmental odontogenic jaw cysts, commonly manifesting in the second and third decades of life. Very few of these cysts have been reported in children younger than 10 years of age. This article describes a rare case of dentigerous cyst in a 1-year-old boy, the youngest case to be documented. The clinical, radiographic and histopathologic features are discussed; the increased possibility of occurrence of these cysts at a very young age and the importance of timely diagnosis of such cysts to avoid future complications is emphasized.
含牙囊肿是一种发育性牙源性颌骨囊肿,常见于20至30岁。10岁以下儿童中报道的此类囊肿极少。本文描述了一例罕见的1岁男童含牙囊肿病例,是有记录以来最年幼的病例。文中讨论了其临床、影像学和组织病理学特征;强调了此类囊肿在极年幼时发生可能性增加以及及时诊断此类囊肿以避免未来并发症的重要性。