Fig. 5
From: Radiolucent lesions of the mandible: a pattern-based approach to diagnosis
Basal cell nevus syndrome. a OPG. Multiple mandibular and maxillary KCOTs (asterisks) associated with impacted teeth. b Intraoperative view showing cheese-like material within the angulo-mandibular lesion (arrow). c Surgical specimen showing the KCOT (asterisk) and the associated tooth (thin long arrow). d Histology (haematoxylin-eosin stain, original magnification 40×): corrugated (dashed arrows) parakeratinised epithelium with distinct basal columnar cells with inverted polarity (arrows) and flat connective tissue interface