A Rare Case Report of Epidermoid Cyst in Palatine Tonsil

Palati̇n Tonsi̇l'i̇n Epi̇dermoi̇d Ki̇sti̇: Rastlantisal Nadi̇r Bi̇r Durum Ve Li̇teratürün Gözden Geçi̇ri̇lmesi̇

“…They can be seen at any age from birth to the age of 72. The ratio of male to female in literature is 1:4 (3,4,5). In our literature review, the ratio of male to female was 4:7 and most of the patients were reported at adult ages (14,16,17).…”

“…In our report, we will evaluate epidermoid cyst, a rare incidental finding developing at tonsils,together with our 6-year-old boy child case, 12 epidermoid cyst of the palatine tonsil cases in the literature to date (1,(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) .…”

Epidermoid cyst of the tonsil: a rare finding

“…Oral cavity accounts for about 1,6% [9]. They usually present as asymptomatic painless slow growing mass [4,5]. That was the case for our patient since EC presented as an incidental finding during headache assessment.…”

“…The cysts in oral cavity are termed as “epidermoid” if they are enclosed and lined by stratified squamous epithelium only. If the wall of the cyst contains skin adnexal structures, they are termed as “dermoid cyst” and if they include the tissues from ecto, endo or mesoderm like muscle, bone, cartilage or fat, they are called “teratoid cyst” [5]. They can be of two types: congenital or acquired, which are similar both clinically as well as histologically [6].…”

“…Recurrence rate of ECs is reported to be very less with good prognosis. Malignant transformation has been considered to be extremely rare for head and neck and was reported to have an incidence of 0.5% [5,9].…”