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Glandular Odontogenic Cyst: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

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Glandular odontogenic cyst (GOC) is an uncommon jaw bone cyst of odontogenic origin described in 1987 by Gardner et al. It is a cyst having an unpredictable and potentially aggressive behaviour. It also has the propensity to grow to a large size and tendency to recur with only 111 cases having been reported thus far. The first case occurred in a 42-year-old female and presented as a localized swelling extending from 19 to 29 regions. There was a history of traumatic injury at the site. There was evidence of bicortical expansion and radiographs revealed a multilocular radiolucency. The second case occurred in a 21-year-old male, as a large swelling in the mandible and radiograph revealed radiolucency in the region. On histopathological examination, these lesions were diagnosed as GOC. It was concluded that, two cases submitted by us correlate with the existing literature that GOC’s affect more commonly in the middle age group, having predilection for mandible and that trauma could be a precipitating factor for its occurrence. The increased recurrence rates can be due to its intrinsic biological behavior, multilocularity of the cyst, and incomplete removal of the lining following conservative treatment.

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    Anuthama Krishnamurthy, Herald J. Sherlin, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Anuja Natesan, Priya Premkumar, Pratibha Ramani & Thiruvengadam Chandrasekar

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Krishnamurthy, A., Sherlin, H.J., Ramalingam, K. et al. Glandular Odontogenic Cyst: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature. Head and Neck Pathol 3, 153–158 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-009-0117-2

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