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Oral Radiol
December 2024
Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, 2-870-1 Sakaecho-Nishi, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8587, Japan.
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate odontogenic keratocysts associated with basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS) using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resornance imaging (MRI) including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and compare them with sporadic cases.
Materials And Methods: This study investigated 17 outpatients who underwent panoramic radiography, CT, and MRI between August 2012 and January 2021. Five of these patients had BCNS had 16 odontogenic keratocysts, for which the authors recorded detailed findings.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha Str. 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland.
Medicine (Baltimore)
November 2024
Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
J Oral Pathol Med
January 2025
Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a partial manifestation of Gorlin syndrome (GS), resulting from the abnormal activation of the hedgehog signaling pathway. OKC predominantly occurs in young adults and is mostly asymptomatic at the time of initial diagnosis. As OKC is asymptomatic, GS can be challenging to diagnose in certain instances.
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