Multimodular Assessment of a Traumatic Bone Cyst Overlapped with Apical Periodontitis

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(a) Intraoperative view showing the bone cavity filled with serum sanguineous fluid. (b) Gross specimens of small dimensions collected for histopathological examination. (c) Hematoxylin-eosin histology slide containing the tissue fragments. (d) Photomicrograph shows the lesion to be composed of fibrosclerotic tissue with calcifications and cholesterol clefts and the absence of epithelium. (e) Histopathological section revealing the presence of a chronic inflammatory infiltrate with numerous foamy histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells.

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