Floor Of The Mouth Epidermoid

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.

Floor of the mouth epidermoid. References 5 public playlist includes this case. Vc cns h n s part ii. A cyst on the floor of the mouth is known as a ranula. 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.

Epidermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth. A differential of dermoid epidermoid was suggested. 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. 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.

Dermoid epidermoid and teratomata teratoid cysts 1 2. Jourdain 1778 called them sublingual dermoid cysts. The term dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth is used to describe three types of histologically related 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.

Initial imaging was done using ultrasound followed by computed tomography ct scan. Excision of the lesion confirmed a diagnosis of dermoid cyst of the floor of mouth. 1 department of oral medicine and radiology manipal college of dental sciences manipal university mangalore karnataka india. Vc cns h n s part ii.

This case reports a 43 year old male patient who presented with a longstanding midline swelling in the submental region. A cyst on the gums is called an epulis. They can also develop around a piercing. In this article a 23 years old girl presented with lesion almost filling the oral cavity as well as sub mental component giving appearance of double chin.

From 1970 to 1986 117 patients with t1 47 or t2 70 epidermoid carcinomas of the floor of the mouth scc were treated by iridium 192 implantation 192 ir. Neuro part 1 part 1 h and n residents. Epidermoid cysts are lined by simple squamous epithelium and are more frequently seen in the floor of mouth than in the submandibular space. Baliga m 1 shenoy n 1 poojary d 1 mohan r 1 naik r 2.

Epidermoid cyst in the floor of mouth is painless doughy in consistency fluctuant lesion and causes no symptoms until they are large enough to interfere with chewing or speech.