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Sublingual dermoid cyst: Case report and a review of the clinical, radiological and histological aspects of this rare condition
Author(s) -
Lee M.H.A.,
Lee C.S.,
Sim C.Q.X.,
Nagadia R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12320
Subject(s) - medicine , dermoid cyst , presentation (obstetrics) , radiological weapon , lesion , cyst , sublingual gland , floor of mouth , surgery , pathology , salivary gland , tongue
Abstract Dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth is a rare condition. It usually present as a non‐tender, slow growing swelling at the sublingual region. The clinical presentation may be similar to several other conditions. We report a case of an adolescent female who present at our institution with a sublingual swelling which was initially diagnosed as a plunging ranula. The lesion was excised together with the sublingual gland and then diagnosed histologically as a dermoid cyst. Post‐operative healing was uneventful. This report will also review the current literature on the clinical, radiological and histological aspect of the dermoid cyst to give the reader a greater understanding of this rare condition.