Abstract
Dermoid cysts are developmental cysts and considered to develop from enslavement of epithelial debris in the midline during closure of the mandibular and hyoid brachial arches. These cysts are painless, slow growing and most commonly occur in young adults with no gender predilection. They are uncommon in the head and neck region. Oral dermoid cysts are found usually in the submental or sublingual triangle in variable relation to mylohyoid, geniohyoid, and genioglossus muscle. The cyst is lined by epidermis like epithelium and contains dermal adnexal structures in the cyst wall. We report a case of dermoid cyst arising in the sublingual region of a young adult male with abundance of hair which is rare finding.
Keywords: Dermoid cyst, Floor of mouth, Abundant hair
Full Text
The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (164.2 KB).
References
- 1.Ettinger R.L., Manderson R.D. Implantation keratinising epidermoid cysts. A review and case history. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1973;36(2):225–230. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(73)90242-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 2.Seward G.R. Dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth. Br J Oral Surg. 1965;3(1):36–47. doi: 10.1016/S0007-117X(65)80005-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 3.Behl A., Raghavan D., Pandey S.S., Mani H. Giant epidermoid cyst of the floor of mouth. MJAFI. 2001;57:247–249. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(01)80057-5. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 4.King R.C., Smith B.R., Burk J.L. Dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth. Review of the literature and case reports. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1994;78(5):567–576. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(94)90166-X. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 5.Yilmaz T., Unal O.F., Altinok G. Pathology quiz case 2. Epidermal inclusion cyst. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001;127(11):1391–1393. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 6.Triantafillidou E., Karakasis D., Laskin J. Swelling of the floor of the mouth. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1989;47(7):733–736. doi: 10.1016/S0278-2391(89)80016-3. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 7.Meyer I. Dermoid cysts (dermoids) of the floor of the mouth. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1955;8(11):1149–1164. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(55)90380-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 8.Smirniotopoulos J.G., Chiechi M.V. Teratomas, dermoids and epidermoids of the head and neck. Radiographics. 1995;15(6):1437–1455. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.15.6.8577967. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 9.Mandel L., Surattanont F. Lateral dermoid cyst. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005;63(1):137–140. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2004.04.028. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 10.Cramer H., Lampe H., Downing P. Dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology: a case report. Acta Cytol. 1996;40(2):319–326. doi: 10.1159/000333760. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]