Traumatic bone cyst mimicking radicular cyst

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Dec 9:2012:bcr2012007316. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007316.

Abstract

Traumatic bone cysts were first defined by Lucas and Blum in 1929. It is classified as an intraosseous pseudocyst. They are asymptomatic and are usually seen during routine radiographical examination. According to the 2002 classification of the WHO, traumatic bone cysts are in miscellaneous lesions. This report describes a 16-year-old male patient who had a traumatic bone cyst that mimicked a radicular cyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bone Cysts / etiology
  • Bone Cysts / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandible / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Mandibular Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mandibular Diseases / etiology
  • Radicular Cyst / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiography
  • Wounds and Injuries / complications