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Giant sublingual epidermoid cyst: a report of two cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2006

Ismaıl Yılmaz ,
Cuneyt Yılmazer ,
Haluk Yavuz ,
Nebıl Bal  and
Levent N Ozluoglu
Ismaıl Yılmaz
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Cuneyt Yılmazer
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Haluk Yavuz
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Nebıl Bal
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Levent N Ozluoglu
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract

Epidermoid cysts are benign epithelial cysts that occur rarely in the neck. In contrast to dermoid cysts, epidermoid cysts do not include dermal attachments such as hair, hair follicles, sebaceous glands and sweat glands. They may be congenital or acquired. Acquired epidermoid cysts are either post-traumatic or iatrogenic. They rarely enlarge markedly.

This study discusses epidermoid cysts in a 34-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, both of which were giant epidermoid cysts in the sublingual space. Both patients were admitted for difficulty swallowing and cosmetic problems. The cysts of both patients had an aetiology of trauma and were documented by pathology sections and pre-operative magnetic resonance images. Both cysts were excised completely, one intraorally and one externally. Such cysts are benign and ought to be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of oral cavity and neck cystic masses.

Keywords

Epidermal CystMouth
Type
Online Only Clinical Record
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 3 , March 2006 , pp. 1 - 4 , e19
Copyright
© 2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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Footnotes

This paper was presented as a poster at the Sixth International Meeting of the Turkish ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Association, 11–13 December 2003, Ankara, Turkey.