Floor Of Mouth Dermoid

The congenital form according to the main theory originates from embryonic cells of the 1st and 2nd branchial arch.

Floor of mouth dermoid.

Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth oral surg oral med oral pathol. Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth. Of the dermoid. Dermoid cysts in the floor of the mouth may be congenital or acquired.

A 13 year old child developed fever and headache. Generally they present during the 2nd 3rd decade of life with no sex preponderance 1 5. The acquired form may be due to traumatic or iatrogenic causes and as a result of the occlusion of a sebaceous gland duct. Cysts superficial to geniohyoid may cause posterosuperior displacement of the tongue dysphonia dysphagia 3 or airway obstruction 4.

A ranula is a mucus retention cyst arising from a sublingual or minor salivary gland. Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space. Cystic lesions of the floor of the mouth are well recognised and can be congenital or acquired. Her parents noticed a swelling below the jaw and visited the physician.

A dermoid cyst in the floor of mouth accounts for 1 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 1 3 4. The main differential includes. 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. Dermoid cysts dermoids of the floor of the mouth.