Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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A CASE REPORT: STAFNE'S CYST IN THE ANTERIOR MANDIBLE

하악 전방부에 발생한 Stafne's cyst에 대한 증례보고

  • Jang, Hak-Sun (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bio Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Ju (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bio Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Yoon, Bo-Keun (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bio Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Leem, Dae-Ho (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bio Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Ko, Seung-O (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bio Science, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Shin, Hyo-Keun (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bio Science, Chonbuk National University)
  • 장학선 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 김은주 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 윤보근 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 임대호 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 고승오 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 신효근 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생체과학연구소)
  • Received : 2009.09.22
  • Accepted : 2010.02.03
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

In 1942, Stafne described 35 "bone cavities" at the angle of the mandible. They appeared as unilocular, well-circumscribed, round or elliptical radiolucencies located below the inferior dental canal and between the angle of the mandible and first molar tooth. Since 1942, these lesions have been frequently described under various terms: aberrant or ectopic salivary gland; static or latent or idiopathic defect, cavity or cyst; mandibular salivary gland inclusion; lingual mandibular cavity; and Stafne's cyst, defect or cavity. Usually they were asymptomatic, with a predilection for men between age 50 and 70 years, and almost unilateral. At surgical exploration, they appeared as concavities on the lingual cortex and contained salivary gland tissue, often in continuity with the submandibular gland. In 1957, Richard and Ziskind were the first to report the appearance of a Stafne's cyst in the premolar region. Contrary to posterior defects, the anterior defects are difficult to diagnose clinically because the mandibular canal is not present, and the unilocular radiolucency can be confused with other cysts (radicular, residual, odontogenic, lateral periodontal,etc). The purpose of the present report is to describe an unusual case of Stafne's cyst in the anterior region of the mandible in 58-years-old woman.

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