Solitary Bone Cyst: Traumatic Cyst, Hemorrhagic Cyst, Extravasation Cyst, Unicameral Bone Cyst, Simple Bone Cyst, and Idiopathic Bone Cavity

摘要

Introduction: Solitary bone cyst (SBC) of the maxillofacial region is an uncommon lesion. In spite of this, it still remains to be very frequent in the dental literature. Purpose: To review the published literature on SBC for insight on its etiopathogenesis and cytogenetic factors with a brief review on the main characteristics of this lesion. Materials and methods: The data were analyzed from elec- tronic database searches of published literature from PubMed. Results: Following the literature search for the topic, 50 papers were considered eligible for the inclusion into the review. All the literature review and studies were analyzed, coined, and summarized. Based on this available literature, SBC appears to be a very rare entity with typical clinical and radiographic details. Surgical removal being the treatment of choice provides a satisfactory diagnosis. Conclusion: Based on the evidence of available literature, SBC is a very rare lesion that can affect all skeletal bones, a majority of which occur in the long bones with < 10% seen involving the jaw bones. It is mainly diagnosed in young patients during the second decade of life.