Solitary Bone Cyst of Maxilla in a 12-year-old Child: A Case Report

Abstract

Solitary bone cyst (SBC) are the bony cysts which lack epithelial lining. They are also known as simple bone cysts or pseudocyst. This fluid filled lesions, lies in an intact bony wall. These lesions are not a common clinical finding and are frequently discovered by chance in radiographs during routine examinations. The etiopathogenesis has not been studied in depth, and the management remains controversial. When presented in oral cavity, the most common site of occurrence is body of mandible with 75% occurrence among jaw bones while prevalence in maxilla is only 1% in the jaw bone. In this case report solitary bone cyst is presented in a 12- year-old male patient, who came with chief complaint of bony enlargement on buccal aspect of maxilla in the posterior region. The lesion presented as a painless swelling for three months gradually increasing in size. The patient was treated with surgical excision and there was no sign of regional recurrence at three months of postoperative follow-up. In this paper, the authors presented a rare case report of solitary bone cyst in maxilla in a paediatric patient.