Histochemical Study of Two Cases of Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst
Case 1: X-rays of a 40-year-old woman revealed a cystic-like radiolucency in the anterior mandibule. Many epithelial cells proliferated into the underlying connective tissue. Large masses of ghost cells were observed. The ghost cells were stained yellow with van Glean stain. The calcified ghost cells reacted positively with PAS, alcian blue and resorcinfuchsin stain.
Case 2: The patient, a 11-year-old boy, complained of swelling of the left maxilla. Islands of ghost cells were observed in the bone. The ghost cells showed a partial reaction to PAS but no reaction to alcian blue and resorcinfuchsin stain.