A Case of a Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst

Abstract

Calcifying odontogenic cysts, first reported by Gorlin et al. in 1962, are relatively rare disease which has the characteristic features of gohst cells and calcified products. We experienced a case of this disease which occurred in the mandibular left canine area of an 11-year-old girl.
The patient complained of a prolonged retention of the lower left primary canine.
The rentogenographic examination revealed a thumb-tip sized and a wellcircumscribed biocular cystic radiolucent area.
As treatment, the lower left primary canine was left and a fenestration operation were done.
A cyst wall lining of thin stratified squamous epithelium which with partially hyperplasia and the presence of small calcifying tissues and ghost cells were seen in the histopathological findings. Also, the aggregation of the odontogenic epithelium diffused in the fibrous cyst wall was found. Because this disease has a neoplastic character and there are reports of a recurrence, it is important to observe these cases lather carefully and over a long period or time.