Cholesterol Granuloma in Odontogenic Cyst: An Enigmatic Lesion

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(a) An OPG showing a well-defined radiolucency in relation to crown of 48; (b) nonkeratinized stratified squamous cystic epithelial lining which showed proliferation in few areas associated with underlying cholesterol clefts and extravasated RBCs in the cystic wall (H/E 4x); (c) cystic lining with abundant area of hemorrhage in the cystic wall (H/E 4x); (d) cholesterol clefts in cystic wall (H/E 20x).

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