Mandibular intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma lesion associated with odontogenic keratocyst: a case report.
Han Kyul ParkTae-Seop KimDong-Ho GeumSang-Yong YoonJae-Min SongDae-Seok HwangYeong-Cheol ChoUk-Kyu KimPublished in: Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (2015)
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignant tumor in the oral cavity, and it accounts for about 90% of all oral cancers. Several risk factors for oral SCC have been identified; however, SCC associated with odontogenic keratocysts have rarely been reported. The present study describes the case of a 36-year-old man with SCC of the right ramus of the mandible, which was initially diagnosed as a benign odontogenic cyst. He underwent enucleation at another hospital followed by segmental mandibulectomy and fibular free flap reconstruction at our institution. In this case, we introduce a patient with oral cancer associated with odontogenic cyst on the mandible and report a satisfactory outcome with wide resection and immediate free flap reconstruction.