A Case Report of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Mandible

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Case Report

Author Details : Asha Raghunandan Iyengar, Seema Patil, Mansimranjit Kaur Uppal, Alisha Jason, Ganga Guddannanavar Ka

Volume : 2, Issue : 1, Year : 2016

Article Page : 42-46

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Abstract

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a rare benign lesion of bone, which represents less than 1% of all the bone cysts biopsied.  It is generally noted in long bones and spine and is less common in the craniofacial skeleton including maxilla and mandible. These rare jaw lesions are encountered mostly in the body and ramus of the mandible in the second or third decades of life. This case report describes a rare case of ABC in a 48 year old male patient involving the left body and ramus of the mandible. Clinically, it presented as an extra-oral swelling of 3 months duration with occasional mild pain and paraesthesia of the lip which are rare features of the lesion. Both conventional and CT imaging were suggestive of a multilocular (soap-bubble) lesion.  An incisional biopsy was done and the histopathological report was suggestive of an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst. The patient was planned for hemimandibulectomy with free fibula reconstruction graft.

Key Words- Aneurysmal bone cyst, Mandible, Multilocular, KOT, Soap bubble

How to cite : Iyengar A R, Patil S, Uppal M K, Jason A, Ganga Guddannanavar Ka, A Case Report of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Mandible. J Oral Med Oral Surg Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016;2(1):42-46

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