Open AccessEpidermoid cyst of the submandibular gland
Author(s) -
Sunil Dutt,
Y L Hock,
Yousuf Saleem,
Nisar Ahmad Bhat,
David East
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02991485
Subject(s) - epidermoid cyst , medicine , submandibular gland , otorhinolaryngology , parotid gland , head and neck surgery , salivary gland , cyst , biopsy , oral and maxillofacial surgery , pathology , surgery
Primary epidermoid cyst of the salivary gland is extremely rare and has only been reported once in the parotid gland A case of epidermoid cyst of the submandibular gland is presented, which required excisional biopsy for the diagnosis. Such excision is also curative.