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Multiple jaw cysts and ectopic calcification
  1. Satoshi Hino⇑,
  2. Hiroshi Tanaka,
  3. Hiroyuki Hamakawa
  1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University Hospital, Toon, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Satoshi Hino, sahino{at}m.ehime-u.ac.jp

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-219344

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    A 41-year-old woman presented with pus discharge from the gingival pocket and a 10-year history of intermittent buccal swelling on the left side. Physical examination revealed increased height, macrocephaly, hypertelorism, wide nasal bridge and sloping shoulders. Orthopantomography showed multiple jaw cysts (figure 1). Keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT) was histologically suggested by the preoperative biopsy. CT revealed ectopic …

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    • Contributors SH and HT wrote and edited the manuscript and HH reviewed the manuscript.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.