Atypical appearance of epidermoid cyst in tongue’s ventral surface
Journal Title: RSBO - Year 2011, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Epidermoids cysts are benign and rare lesions in oral cavity. It presents as a nodular lesion of sessile base, soft to palpation. In the oral cavity, it most happens on the floor of the mouth’s midline. Without treatment, these lesions can lead to dysphagia, dysphonia and dyspnea due to reach a large size. Objective: To report a case of a 12-year-old boy presenting a lesion on the tongue’s ventral surface causing difficult to swallow. Case report: The patient was referred to the School of Dentistry of Paulista University, complaining about an asymptomatic nodule on the tongue’s ventral surface, lasting for 10 months. Clinical examination showed the extensive fibrous mass on the tongue’s medium anterior ventral surface. Conclusion: With a clinical diagnosis of dermoid, epidermoid cyst, or lipoma, an excisional biopsy was performed. Histological examination was consistent to the diagnosis of epidermoid cyst. The patient was followed up and 2 years after surgery there was no sign of recurrence.
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Claudio Pereira, Patrícia Gasparetto, Tessa Botelho
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