Floor Of Mouth Dermoid Radiology

Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space.

Floor of mouth dermoid radiology.

Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare accounting for 11 of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region. 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. The floor of the mouth is the part of the oral cavity that is located under the tongue. It may be involved in a wide range of pathologic processes some of which are unique to the region.

The lesion contained free calcified corpuscles i e the sack of marbles. Dermoid of the floor of the mouth article pdf available in pediatric radiology 40 suppl 1 s1 s166 december 2010 with 28 reads how we measure reads. Ranula dermoid cysts and epidermoid cysts. 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 13 year old child developed fever and headache. Floor of mouth dermoid cysts account for 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 2 and they usually present as a midline symmetrical slowly enlarging lesion. A ranula is a mucus retention cyst arising from a sublingual or minor salivary gland. False sialoceles hydatid cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts 3.

The main differential includes.