Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth.
Floor of mouth dermoid.
False sialoceles hydatid cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts 3.
The main differential includes.
A ranula is a mucus retention cyst arising from a sublingual or minor salivary gland.
Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth oral surg oral med oral pathol.
Dermoid cysts in the floor of the mouth may be congenital or acquired.
A dermoid cyst in the floor of mouth accounts for 1 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 1 3 4.
The congenital form according to the main theory originates from embryonic cells of the 1st and 2nd branchial arch.
Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth.
A 13 year old child developed fever and headache.
The acquired form may be due to traumatic or iatrogenic causes and as a result of the occlusion of a sebaceous gland duct.
Ranula dermoid cysts and epidermoid cysts.
Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space.
Her parents noticed a swelling below the jaw and visited the physician.
Cysts superficial to geniohyoid may cause posterosuperior displacement of the tongue dysphonia dysphagia 3 or airway obstruction 4.
Cystic lesions of the floor of the mouth are well recognised and can be congenital or acquired.
Its occurrence is less and is estimated to be from 1 6 to 6 4 x25.