Dermoid cyst of the maxilla

L Bodner; Y Woldenberg; N Sion-Vardy

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2004.10.012

Dermoid cyst of the maxilla

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005 Jun;34(4):453-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.10.012. Epub 2005 Jan 26.

Authors

L Bodner¹, Y Woldenberg, N Sion-Vardy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. lbodner@bgu.ac.il

PMID: 16053861
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.10.012

Abstract

Dermoid cysts of the jaw bones are very rare. A case of an intraosseous dermoid cyst of the maxilla of a 5-year-old-male is reported. The possible origins are described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Dermoid Cyst / pathology*
Dermoid Cyst / surgery
Humans
Male
Maxillary Neoplasms / pathology*
Maxillary Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed