Two cystic radiolucencies in the mandible of a 16-year-old boy were lined by thin parakeratinized epithelium showing palisading of basal cells. All teeth were vital and the patient had no symptoms. This patient has which of the following?

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The description of cystic radiolucencies in the mandible lined by thin parakeratinized epithelium with palisading of basal cells is characteristic of odontogenic keratocysts. This condition is often asymptomatic and can be discovered incidentally on radiographs.

Two Cystic Radiolucencies in the Mandible of a 16-Year-Old Boy