Mandible & maxilla
Giant cell lesions & nonepithelial bone cysts
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 October 2013
Last staff update: 10 November 2020
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Pernick N. Aneurysmal bone cyst. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/mandiblemaxillaABC.html. Accessed October 3rd, 2023.
Definition / general
- May massively expand the mandible
- Young females
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Numerous giant cells in connective tissue that lines large sinusoidal spaces
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Kelly Magliocca, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Differential diagnosis
