Odontogenic Keratocyst in Pediatric Patients: Case Report and Literature Review
Juan Mancilla Uribe1*, Diego Garcia Nova2, Loreto Castellon Zirpel3, Carlos Fuenzalida Kakarieka4, German Laissle Casas del valle4, Carlos Bahamondes Asencio4 and Carla P. Cittadini2
1 DDS, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile.
2 DDS, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery resident, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile.
3 Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna, Santiago, Chile.
4 DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery surgeon, Hospital Exequiel Gonzalez Cortes, Santiago, Chile.
*Corresponding Author: Juan Mancilla Uribe, DDS, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOADE.2024.05.0197
Received: October 22, 2024 Published: November 19, 2024
Abstract
Odontogenic Keratocysts (OKC) are bone lesions that represent 10% of cystic lesions of the jaws. They are commonly reported as radiographic findings since they are usually asymptomatic given the anteroposterior development through the bone marrow, although they can generate large increases in volume with displacement of surrounding structures and perforation of the bone cortices. These lesions are closely associated with Nevus Basal Cell Syndrome (NBCS) also known as Gorlin Syndrome (GS) or Gorlin-Goitz (GZ), where the 75 to 89% of these patients exhibit OKC lesions. This report presents the treatment of a case present in the mandible of a pediatric patient associated to NBCS and bibliographic review The purpose of this paper is to present recommendations on the current management of this pathology based on the available literature.
Keywords: Odontogenic Keratocyst; Gorlin-Goitz Syndrome; Head and Neck Pathology; Pediatrics
Citation: Uribe JM, Nova DG, Zirpel LC, Kakarieka CF, del valle GLC, Asencio CB, Cittadini CP. Odontogenic Keratocyst in Pediatric Patients: Case Report and Literature Review. SVOA Dentistry 2024, 5:6, 222-228. doi:10.58624/ SVOADE.2024.05.0197
