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Based on the same case (5-year-old, bilateral multilocular radiolucencies), the most likely diagnosis is:
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Correct answer: A. Cherubism
- A. Correct. Cherubism is a childhood, bilateral, symmetric multilocular expansion of the jaws with characteristic facial fullness.
- B. Odontoma is a localized mixed radiopaque lesion, not bilateral radiolucencies.
- C. Fibrous dysplasia is typically unilateral with a ground-glass pattern.
- D. Ameloblastoma is usually a solitary lesion in older patients, not bilateral in a 5-year-old.