Sublingual dermoid cyst: a case report and review of literature

Authors

  • Angshuman Dutta Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka
  • Srujan Vallur Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka
  • Jitendra Bothra Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20194957

Keywords:

Dermoid cyst, Floor of the mouth, Developmental, Surgical excision

Abstract

Dermoid cysts in the floor of the mouth are relatively uncommon developmental lesions. They generally arise in the midline along the lines of embryonic fusion of the facial processes containing ectodermal tissue. We report a case of 24 year old lady with a Sublingual dermoid cyst which was surgically excised.

Author Biographies

Angshuman Dutta, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka

Professor, Dept of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery

Srujan Vallur, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka

Assistant Professor, Dept of ENT& Head and Neck Surgery

Jitendra Bothra, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, Karnataka

Resident, Dept of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery

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Published

2019-10-23

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 6 (2019): November-December 2019

Section

Case Reports