Odontogenic keratocysts

Case contributed by Maxime St-Amant
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Dental referral for radiolucent lesions on panoramic radiograph.

Patient Data

Age: 8 years
Gender: Female
ct

Multiple radiolucent periodontogenic lesions with smooth border and cortical thinning.

Unusual (for the age) thin calcifications of the falx is also seen anteriorly.

Case Discussion

The findings are compatible with keratocystic odontogenic tumors, in a case of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome.

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