A rare case of epidermoid cyst of tongue

Saxena, Vipin; Majithia, I.P.

doi:10.1016/j.mjafi.2014.01.005

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“…Dermoid cyst (DC) is a rare development derived injury, arising from epithelial rests resulting from the union of the first and second gill arches, and histologically it may be classified as true dermoid cyst, epidermoid cyst (EC), and teratoma [1][2][3][4] . When it occurs on the head and neck, it corresponds to up to 7 % of the cases 1,2,[4][5][6] , and in only 1.6 % of the cases it appears in the oral cavity, and the floor of the mouth is the most affected area 1,4,5,7 . If compared to all oral cavity cysts, they account for less than 0.01 % [3][4][5][6][7] of the cases.…”

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“…When it occurs on the head and neck, it corresponds to up to 7 % of the cases 1,2,[4][5][6] , and in only 1.6 % of the cases it appears in the oral cavity, and the floor of the mouth is the most affected area 1,4,5,7 . If compared to all oral cavity cysts, they account for less than 0.01 % [3][4][5][6][7] of the cases.…”

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“…EC is a benign lesion 2 . It presents non-pathognomonic clinical signs, basically involving an increase of volume 4,6,7 . They present slow, painless, and fluctuating growth masses 5 .…”

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“…The diagnostic of such lesions through clinical exams and conventional radiography is difficult 1 . It is necessary to correctly plan an intervention, with complimentary exams, such as ultrasound (US), computerized tomography (TC), magnetic resonance (RM), and a histopathological exam 1,6 . Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a safe and economic alternative for the pre-surgery diagnostic of CE's; however, it is not possible to determine histological subtypes 5 .…”

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“…Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a safe and economic alternative for the pre-surgery diagnostic of CE's; however, it is not possible to determine histological subtypes 5 . Differential diagnostic includes infectious processes, cyst in the thyroglossal duct, cystic hygromas, accumulation of adipose tissue, and neurofibroma and hemangioma 6 .…”

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Epidermoid cyst of the tonge: 2 new cases of an extremely uncommon entity

Bin¹,

Giustina²,

Acosta³

2023

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Epidermoid cyst (EC) is a benign lesion that emerges as a painless and fluctuating increase of volume. EC is a rare injury in the oral cavity and its diagnostic through clinical exams and conventional radiography provides limited results. Thus, the purpose of the current work is to report two cases of rare tongue lesions diagnosed as EC in two adult patients treated surgically. A 65-year old man and a 40-year old woman were complaining of a "little ball" in their tongue. The patients presented tongue lesions in anatomical sites with distinct clinical presentations. The adopted treatment was a resection of the lesion and, after a histopathological analysis, the final diagnostic pointed to an epidermoid cyst. In the current cases, the lesion occurred in the belly and dorsum of the tongue, and both were treated surgically. And so they became the 14 th and 15 th cases of EC in tongues found in the literature, thus confirming the relevance of the current work.

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“…EC is a benign lesion 2 . It presents non-pathognomonic clinical signs, basically involving an increase of volume 4,6,7 . They present slow, painless, and fluctuating growth masses 5 .…”

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Epidermoid Cyst Arising on the Body of the Tongue: Case Report and Literature Review

Ueno¹,

Takayama

Osada

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J Nippon Med Sch

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Background: Epidermoid cysts of the body of the tongue are rare. Only 12 cases of such lesions have been reported in the English literature.Case: A 14-year-old boy had a 7×5-mm-sized cystic lesion with a yellowish-white surface on the ventral aspect of his tongue. The cystic wall was composed of squamous epithelium containing keratinous material. No skin appendages were attached to the wall. These findings were consistent with a diagnosis of an epidermoid cyst.Literature Review: For the thirteen cases, including ours, the average age was 18.0 years. The highest incidence was found in the first decade of life. Eight of the patients were male and five were female.The size varied from several millimeters to several centimeters. There may be a left side predilection of the occurrence. There is no evidence for malignant transformation of epidermoid cysts of the tongue, though two cases were reported as carcinoma arising from an epidermoid or dermoid cyst of another oral area.Discussion: Epidermoid cysts of the body of the tongue are congenital or acquired. The congenital type can arise due to a failure of surface ectoderm separation or invagination of the surface ectoderm along the embryologic fusion sites. The acquired type is caused by trauma, with implanting of an epithelial element into the deeper tissue. In the present case, it was difficult to determine whether the pathogenesis was congenital or acquired because there are no clinical or histopathological differences between the two types. (J Nippon Med Sch 2018; 85: 343 346)

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A rare case of epidermoid cyst of tongue

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Epidermoid cyst of the tonge: 2 new cases of an extremely uncommon entity

Epidermoid cyst of the tonge: 2 new cases of an extremely uncommon entity

Epidermoid Cyst Arising on the Body of the Tongue: Case Report and Literature Review

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