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Gorlin's cyst
Associated persons:
Robert James Gorlin
Description:
A benign dental cyst histologically characterised by ghost body, which is asumed to be keratinised cells and an accentuated basal cell layer. May lead to the development of odontogenous tumours.
Bibliography:
- R. J. Gorlin and Jens Jørgen Pindborg (1921-1995):
Syndromes of the head and neck.
McGraw-Hill, New York, 1964.
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