Question 38 (part 2) · LDEK · Cysts of the jaws

Choose true statements regarding the aneurysmal cyst:

1) it is most common in elderly patients over 70 years old;
2) out of all skeletal bones it is most common in mandible;
3) cavity of this cyst is filled with blood;
4) interferon alpha-2 is used in its treatment;
5) angiography is the primary diagnostic imaging.
Correct answer is:
  1. A. 3,4.
  2. B. 1,2,5.
  3. C. 2,3,4.
  4. D. 1,2.
  5. E. 2,5.
Hint

This blood-filled pseudocyst affects mainly young patients and long bones or vertebrae.

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