Rare Locations of Epidermoid Cyst Case Reports and Review

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Saibaba Mahalakshmi
Sateesha Reddy
T K Ramamurthy
B Shilpa

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Epidermoid cysts are benign lesions encountered throughout the body. Eighty percentof epidermoid cyst seen in ovaries and testicles, whereas in head and neck region they account for only1.6-7.0%. 1.6% of epidermoid cysts occur in oral cavity and they account for 0.01% of all the oral cavitycysts.CASE DETAILS: Two case reports of epidermoid cyst has been discussed. One patient reported with welldefined swelling in the right lower one third of the face, another one in the upper lip. Initially the caseswere diagnosed as Lipoma and salivary adenoma respectively but histologically they turned out to beepidermoid cyst. Hence, we aim at highlighting the differential diagnosis pertaining to the anatomicallocation. The PubMed database search made on January 2016 yielded 674 articles of epidermoid cyst inthe head and neck region. In that there is only one case reported occuring in the lower one third of face.In the current report, we outline the second case of epidermoid cyst localized to the right mandibularbody region without bone involvement. Another case in our report was localized in the upper lip. In theliterature totally seven cases were reported till now occurring in the lip.CONCLUSION: Although epidermoid cysts are rarely encountered in the oral cavity, the possibility thatthey may occur warrants the need for successful management to avoid misdiagnosis.

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Saibaba Mahalakshmi, Sri Siddhartha Academy ofHigher Education, Agalkote, Tumkur

Department of Oralmedicine and radiology, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital

Sateesha Reddy, AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore

Department of Oralmedicine and radiology

T K Ramamurthy, AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore

Department of Oralmedicine and radiology

B Shilpa, AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore

Department of Oralmedicine and radiology