Epidermoid Cyst Floor Of Mouth Radiology

Dermoid cysts contain skin appendages and cystic teratomas present tissue originating from all the germinal layers.

Epidermoid cyst floor of mouth radiology.

Epidermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare lesions and are much less common than dermoid cysts in the head and neck. Epidermal inclusion cysts or epidermal cysts are common cutaneous lesions that represent proliferation of squamous epithelium within a confined space in the dermis or subdermis. Dermoid cysts are more common in the head and neck region with the presence of fat content makes it easy for differentiation from an epidermoid cyst. Napaki and abdul rahman abualruz journal qatar medical.

Ranulas are rare benign acquired cystic lesions that occur at the floor of the mouth as sublingual or minor salivary gland retention cysts. Epidermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare lesions and are much less common than dermoid cysts in the head and neck. Her parents noticed a swelling below the jaw and visited the physician. Epidermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth of a 55 year old man.

A 13 year old child developed fever and headache. Each type is lined by an epithelial layer but each type exhibits different histologic patterns. Epidermoid cysts are lined by simple squamous epithelium and are more frequently seen in the floor of mouth than in the submandibular space 13. Epidermoid cysts dermoid cysts and teratomatous cysts.

Dermoid cysts are cysts filled with sebum like material with evidence of specialized skin derivatives 1. 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. Radiology histopathology correlation article mirza2014casero title case report of complicated epidermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth. Case report of complicated epidermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth.

Cysts on the floor of the mouth are classified into three types. Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space. Initial imaging was done using ultrasound followed by computed tomography ct scan. Radiology histopathology correlation author salman mirza and shaima fadl and s.

This case reports a 43 year old male patient who presented with a. Floor of mouth dermoid cysts account for 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 2 and they usually present as a midline symmetrical slowly enlarging lesion.