KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 152 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 35-year-old patient with chronic periodontitis underwent excision of a cyst 3 cm in diameter found at a root of the 15th tooth. Histological examination revealed that it had thin wall formed by mature connective tissue infiltrated by lymphocytes and plasmatic cells. Its internal surface was lined with multilayer pavement epithelium with no signs of keratinization; the cavity contained serous exudate. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Primordial cyst
- B. Follicular ameloblastoma
- C. Radicular cyst
- D. Follicular cyst
- E. Cherubism
Hint
Link the cyst's location to the chronic inflammation of the periapical tissues, and look at the inflammatory infiltrate in its wall.
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