KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 108 · KROK (Dentistry)
Survey radiograph of facial skull of a 16-year-old girl shows some hole-like foci of cranial bone destruction. Histological examination of biopsy material revealed zones of destruction of bone trabeculae, proliferation of connective tissue with diffuse histiocytic infiltrate and a large number of eosinophilic leukocytes. Diagnose the disease:
- A. Eosinophilic granuloma
- B. Fibrous dysplasia
- C. Cherubism
- D. Osteoclastoma
- E. Histiocytosis X
Hint
Focus on the combination of punched-out skull lesions in a young patient with histiocytic proliferation rich in eosinophils.
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