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. 2016 Mar 1;10(3):ZD13–ZD15. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16031.7486

[Table/Fig-5]:

Differential Diagnosis of Multilocular Radiolucencies of The Jaws [3,4,6].

Lesions Differentiating features
Keratocystic odontogenic tumor Buccolingual cortical expansion is unusual
Can cross the midline
Central giant cell granuloma Thin and wispy septa
Giant cell lesion of hyperparathyroidism Associated with underlying hyperparathyroidism
Cherubism Present bilaterally
Found in young age
Odontogenic myxoma Tennis racket appearance
Aneurysmal bone cyst Ill defined & wispy septa
Metastatic tumors of the jaw Primary tumor should be present
Central haemangioma No history of prolonged or excess bleeding
No calcification in the lesion
Ameloblastoma Scalloped margin
Thick septa