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Epidermoid cysts: an exclusive palatal presentation and a case series
Author(s) -
Ravindranath Abhilash Pasare,
Ramalingam Karthikeyan,
Natesan Anuja,
Ramani Pratibha,
Premkumar Priya,
Thiruvengadam Chandrasekar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03490.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chin , anterior maxilla , hard palate , maxilla , head and neck , forehead , presentation (obstetrics) , oral cavity , tongue , anatomy , dentistry , oral and maxillofacial surgery , surgery , pathology
Background Epidermoid cysts (EC) can occur anywhere in the body. In the head and neck region, they more often present in the midline between the submental region and the supra sternal notch. EC in the oral cavity are extremely rare and present as benign, slow growing lesions. Methods Records from College of Dental Surgery, Saveetha University, from 2002 to 2006 were searched for cases coded as EC. The study included 13 cases within the oral and maxillofacial region. Results Of the 13 cases, 11 occurred in male patients and 2 in female patients. Specific anatomic locations included posterior auricular region ( n = 2), forehead region ( n = 2), lateral side of the face ( n = 3), chin ( n = 1), gingiva ( n = 3), intraosseous within the anterior maxilla ( n = 1), and hard palate ( n = 1). Conclusion Besides the previously reported locations, we present the first case occurring in the hard palate, measuring 5 × 3 cm in size along with melanin pigmentation.