Epidermoid Cyst In 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 in floor of mouth.

Removal of large epidermoid cyst from floor of the mouth. 1 department of oral medicine and radiology manipal college of dental sciences manipal university mangalore karnataka india. 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.

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. 2 3 about 11 5 of dermoid cysts of the head and neck appear in the floor of the mouth the second most. Epidermoid cysts are infrequently found in the oral and neck region. 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. Initial imaging was done using ultrasound followed by computed tomography ct scan. Removal of large epidermoid cyst from floor of the mouth. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts occur in the head and neck region with an incidence of 6 9e7.

This case reports a 43 year old male patient who presented with a longstanding midline swelling in the submental region. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.