Estudo da prevalência e patogênese das células claras em lesões odontogênicas císticas

Abstract

Metaplastic and degenerative changes are usually observed in the epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts. These processes in odontogenic tumors are considered rare. This study aimed to conduct a study to assess the presence and biological significance of clear cells in the epithelial lining of a series of odontogenic cystic lesions. A total of 48 histological slides of these lesions were examined by two calibrated examiners. The paraffin blocks corresponding to the lesions that were observed in clear cell were re-processed and 22 slides were stained by the periodic acid Schiff (PAS) after diastase digestion, and evaluated for the presence of mucous cells. It was performed a descriptive statistical analysis of data and these were represented as graphs and tables. Mucous cells were found in 41,66% cases of radicular cysts, 50% of keratocystic odontogenic tumors, 100% of dentigerous cysts and 100% of unicystic ameloblastomas. The results of this research may suggest that degenerative and metaplastic phenomena usually occur in the epithelium of odontogenic cysts and odontogenic cystic tumors, which may represent a phenomenon associated with the chronic inflammatory process that is usually observed in these lesions, or be indicative of the multipotentiality odontogenic epithelium.