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Paediatric aneurysmal bone cysts of the head and neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2008

B G Fennessy ,
S O Vargas ,
M V Silvera ,
L A Ohlms ,
T J McGill ,
G B Healy  and
R Rahbar
B G Fennessy*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
S O Vargas
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
M V Silvera
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
L A Ohlms
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
T J McGill
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
G B Healy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
R Rahbar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Brendan Fennessy, c/o Dept of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Children's Hospital Boston, South Infirmary and Victoria Hospital, Cork City, Ireland. Fax: 00 1 353 1 824 9610 E-mail: brendanfennessy@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Objective:

To provide an up to date review of the literature on aneurysmal bone cysts, including their diagnosis, pathology, pathophysiology, radiology and management.

Method:

Retrospective review of six cases over a 15-year period.

Results:

Six patients (age range, eight months to 17 years; mean, 9.6 years) presented with an aneurysmal bone cyst in the mandible (n = 3), maxilla (n = 2) or occipital soft tissue (n = 1). Each patient underwent primary excision, with one subsequent recurrence.

Conclusion:

Aneurysmal bone cysts are benign but locally destructive entities which may occasionally present to otolaryngologists, since they can involve the head and neck region, in particular the mandible.

Keywords

Aneurysmal Bone CystsHead and NeckMandibleChild

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 6 , June 2009 , pp. 635 - 641
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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