Epidermoid Cyst Floor Of Mouth

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 cyst floor of mouth.

Dermoid and epidermoid cysts are uncommon developmental cystic malformations termed dysontogenetic cyst. 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. 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. Cystic lesions in the floor of the mouth are well recognized and can be congenital or acquired.

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. Removal of large epidermoid cyst from floor of the mouth. 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. An intraoral approach for the treatment of large lesions.

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. Most clinicians and researchers believe that dermoid and epidermoid cysts that appear in the midline floor of the mouth are a result of entrapped ectodermal tissue of the first and second branchial arches which fuse during the third and fourth weeks in utero. Initial imaging was done using ultrasound followed by computed tomography ct scan. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and recurrence is rare.

Baliga m 1 shenoy n 1 poojary d 1 mohan r 1 naik r 2. 2 3 about 11 5 of dermoid cysts of the head and neck appear in the floor of the mouth the second most. Epidermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth. 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.

We are reporting a rare case of an epidermal cyst in the floor of the mouth with a brief review of the literature. 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. Removal of large epidermoid cyst from floor of the mouth. Dermoid cysts may develop above or below the mylohyoid muscle causing a submental or submandibular swelling.