Floor Mouth Dermoid

Dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth references 1 king rc smith br burk jl.

Floor mouth dermoid.

False sialoceles hydatid cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts 3. 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. Of the dermoid. Dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth.

A 13 year old child developed fever and headache. The acquired form may be due to traumatic or iatrogenic causes and as a result of the occlusion of a sebaceous gland duct. A ranula is a mucus retention cyst arising from a sublingual or minor salivary gland. A dermoid cyst in the floor of mouth accounts for 1 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 1 3 4.

Oral surg oral med oral pathol 1994. It may be involved in a wide range of pathologic processes some of which are unique to the region. Cystic lesions of the floor of the mouth are well recognised and can be congenital or acquired. Generally they present during the 2nd 3rd decade of life with no sex preponderance 1 5.

We report a case of a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth in a 12 year old boy investigated with ultrasonography magnetic resonance imaging mri and non enhanced computed tomography ct scans. Her parents noticed a swelling below the jaw and visited the physician. Dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth final diagnosis. The mucosal surface of the floor of the mouth is easily examined clinically as superficial abnormalities can be assessed visually without the aid of imaging.

The congenital form according to the main theory originates from embryonic cells of the 1st and 2nd branchial arch. The main differential includes. Dermoid cysts in the floor of the mouth may be congenital or acquired. Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare accounting for 11 of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region.

Ranula dermoid cysts and epidermoid cysts. Its occurrence is less and is estimated to be from 1 6 to 6 4 x25. 7838461 2 potts m macleod ri mclean nr et al. Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space.

The lesion contained free calcified corpuscles i e the sack of marbles. The dermoid cysts of the mouth are most frequently located on the median line of the mouth floor most likely caused by the retention of the germinal epithelium during the growth of the mandible and hyoid branchial arches and are considered rare 2 3 5 10 although these lesions typically manifest during the second or third decade of life however may present since birth with. Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth oral surg oral med oral pathol. Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth.