Objective: The article aims to highlight the challenge of establishing the presumptive aetiological diagnosis when unilocular or multilocular radiolucencies are identified in an elderly patient's jawbones.
Materials and methods: A mandibular cyst-like lesion was identified in a 73-year-old patient. The therapeutic decision was cyst enucleation and grafting of the bone defect.
Results: The initial presumptive diagnosis was invalidated by the histopathological examination that revealed the features characteristic for the aneurysmal bone cyst.
Conclusion: Aneurysmal bone cyst in an elderly patient is a rare condition.
Keywords: aneurysmal bone cyst; cone beam computerised tomography; cyst enucleation; mandibular radiolucent lesion; plasma rich in growth factors.
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