The patient proceeded to operative treatment:

HISTOPATHOLOGY MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION:

The section shows fragments of a cystic lesion. Part of the luminal epithelium has non specific features but part is typical of a keratocystic odontogenic tumor ie a thin squamous epithelium with cuboidal basal layer, palisaded basal nuclei and parakeratinised surface.

DIAGNOSIS: Right maxilla - keratocystic odontic tumor.