Epidermoid Cyst In Floor Of Mouth

Removal of large epidermoid cyst from floor of the mouth.

Epidermoid cyst in floor of mouth.

Initial imaging was done using ultrasound followed by computed tomography ct scan. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts occur in the head and neck region with an incidence of 6 9e7. Removal of large epidermoid cyst from floor of the mouth. Epidermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth.

The presence of a central midline well defined thin walled cystic lesion resting at the floor of the mouth gives a differential of dermoid epidermoid cyst. We present the case of a 3 year old girl with a growth in the floor of the mouth with 2 months of evolution and without changes since it was discovered by her parents. We are reporting a rare case of an epidermal cyst in the floor of the mouth with a brief review of the literature. More common cystic lesions include ranulas and dermoid or epidermoid cysts and rarer lesions include false sialoceles hydatid cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts 5 6.

Among the cases reported several noted large epidermoid cysts are located in the floor of the mouth with a maximum size of about 8 cm. Surgical excision of epidermoid cyst from floor of mouth department of defense 1964 pin 25927 causes and diagnosis of cyst demonstration of surgical excision of cyst from floor of mouth of. 2 3 about 11 5 of dermoid cysts of the head and neck appear in the floor of the mouth the second most. Herein we present a case of a large epidermoid cyst sized 11 cm 9 cm 9 cm which was located in the floor of the mouth and reached the submandibular area across the mylohyoid muscle.

Epidermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare lesions and are much less common than dermoid cysts in the head and neck. Epidermoid cysts are a rare entity in the oral cavity and are even less frequent in the floor of the mouth representing less than 0 01 of all the cases. Baliga m 1 shenoy n 1 poojary d 1 mohan r 1 naik r 2. This case reports a 43 year old male patient who presented with a longstanding midline swelling in the submental region.

Epidermoid cysts are infrequently found in the oral and neck region. Epidermal cysts rarely occur in the head and neck region as compared to the dermoid cysts and when they do occur in this region they present in the floor of the mouth.