Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare accounting for 11 of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region.
Floor of mouth dermoid radiology.
False sialoceles hydatid cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts 3.
We report a case of a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth in a 12 year old boy investigated with ultrasonography magnetic resonance imaging mri and non enhanced computed tomography ct scans.
Cystic lesions of the floor of the mouth are well recognised and can be congenital or acquired.
The main differential includes.
Her parents noticed a swelling below the jaw and visited the physician.
Ranula dermoid cysts and epidermoid cysts.
The floor of the mouth is the part of the oral cavity that is located under the tongue.
The mucosal surface of the floor of the mouth is easily examined clinically as superficial abnormalities can be assessed visually without the aid of imaging.
A ranula is a mucus retention cyst arising from a sublingual or minor salivary gland.
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The lesion contained free calcified corpuscles i e the sack of marbles.
A 13 year old child developed fever and headache.
Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space.