Unusual keratocyst causing erosion of the orbital floor in gorlin syndrome

Odontogenic keratocysts are major criteria in the diagnosis of Gorlin syndrome and can occur on both jaws, achieving great proportions without intervention. The occurrence of a keratocyst extending to the orbital floor has not been reported in the literature so far. In 2019, a 43-year-old female with the diagnosis of Gorlin syndrome and previous jaw surgical interventions presented with an extensive cystic lesion in the left maxilla leading to bone reabsorption of the orbital floor without ocular symptoms.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - August 17, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Priscila Abranches De Britto Pinheiro, L ígia Gabrielle Sanches Mariotto, André Caroli Rocha Source Type: research