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case_images: Preoperative intraoral view of the lesion
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case_images: F1
case_images: The patient revealed that the swelling was slow growing and had attained the current size gradually over the past 12-14 months [Figure 1].
case_images: Intraoperative view of the encapsulated lesion
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case_images: F2
case_images: Written consent was obtained from the patient and the lesion was excised under local anesthesia [Figure 2] and sent for histopathological examination.
case_images: Specimen
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case_images: F3
case_images: It was a well-encapsulated lesion [Figure 3].
case_images: Cystic lumen with ghost cells and calcification (H&E, x100)
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case_images: F4
case_images: The cyst lumen showed characteristic ghost cells with calcification which are the hallmark of the dentinogenic ghost cell lesion [Figures 4-6].
case_images: Connective tissue capsule with dentinoid tissue (H&E, x100)
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case_images: F5
case_images: The cyst lumen showed characteristic ghost cells with calcification which are the hallmark of the dentinogenic ghost cell lesion [Figures 4-6].
case_images: Ghost cells with calcification (H&E, x100)
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case_images: F6
case_images: The cyst lumen showed characteristic ghost cells with calcification which are the hallmark of the dentinogenic ghost cell lesion [Figures 4-6].