multilocular lucencies Flashcards
potential multilocular lucencies
- Ameloblastoma
- Odontogenic Keratocyst
- Central Giant Cell Granuloma
- Odontogenic Myxoma
- Vascular Lesions - Hemangioma
. A-V aneurysm - Familial Fibrous Dysplasia
Ameloblastoma defined/aggression
Benign odontogenic neoplasm; one of very few true odontogenic neoplasms
Capable of uncontrolled, unlimited growth potential
classifications of ameloblastomas
- Conventional (Multicystic) Ameloblastoma
- Unicystic Ameloblastoma
Conventional (Multicystic)
Ameloblastoma
Account for % of all ameloblastomas?
* sub-types?
Account for 85 – 90% of all ameloblastomas
* Five histologic sub-types;
- follicular - most common
- also have plexiform, acanthomatous,
granular, desmoplastic and basaloid
Ameloblastoma Conventional
* symptoms
* Small lesions only detected how?
* Larger lesions detected how?
- Usually slow painless swellings
- Small lesions only detected by radiographs
- Larger lesions detected clinically
Ameloblastoma
Conventional radio app
small/large lesions
effect on teeth?
- Small lesions are unilocular with corticated borders
- Large, aggressive lesions develop multilocular patterns
- Displace and resorb teeth
can ameloblastomas expand?
yes, can displace teeth/ anatomical strucutres
ameloblastoma conventional age
- Mainly adults – equal prevalence in 3’rd to 7’th decade
- Uncommon in 2’nd decade
- Rare in 1’st decade
ameloblastoma conventional location
prefers mandible (85%)
ameloblastoma conventional genders
no preference
what could this be in 45 y/o male?
conventional ameloblastoma
ameloblastoma managment
Large lesions are aggressive requiring bone resection due to lesion being non-encapsulated
ameloblastoma recurrence
higher likelihood for recurrence, about 15% with proper resection
ameloblastoma resection
Block or marginal resection; ie resect >1.0cm
past radiographic limits of tumor
ameloblastoma recurrence without proper resection (% chance)
50-90%
are ameloblastomas malignant?
RARE, but possible
can ameloblastomas app unilocular
yes, in early stages or as unicystic variant
when planning resection of ameloblastomas what imaging modality can be used?
CBCT
Unicystic Ameloblastoma
aggression/recurrence?
- arise within a cyst lining; either luminal, intraluminal or mural
- less aggressive form of ameloblastoma
- Recurrence rates of 10-20%
dif dx
ameloblastoma
OKC
dentigerous cyst
Ameloblastoma unicystic
Age
Site
Age: Mean age 23 years
Site: Mandible (90%), Maxilla (10%)
from 23 y/o male dif dx
OKC
unicystic ameloblastoma
dentigerous cyst
Odontogenic Keratocyst
Pathophysiology
* commonality?
* aggression?
* arise from?
- 10-12% of all odontogenic cysts; 3’rd highest oral cyst frequency
- aggressive cysts; behave more like benign neoplasms
- thought to arise from cell rests of dental lamina
most common and second most common cysts
1: PA
2: dentigerous
histo of what lesion
OKC
Odontogenic Keratocyst clinical
* symptoms
* With increasing size what can occur
- Normally asymptomatic
- With increasing size, pain, swelling and exudate may oocur
OKC radio
* borders
* cortical plates
* teeth
- Well-defined, smooth, corticated borders
- Thinning and mild expansion with occasional perforation of cortical plates
- Displacement of teeth
OKC root resorb
- *only occasional root resorption
(< dentigerous and < radicular cysts)