Squamous cell carcinoma arising in the lining of an epidermoid cyst within the sublingual gland – a case report

Epidermoid Cyst Arising in the Buccal Mucosa: Case Report and Literature

“…Devine, Jones (29) reported a case of carcinomatous transformation of a sublingual dermoid cyst. In conclusion, the previous authors emphasized that although the malignant transformation of these lesions is rare, dentists must be more careful with every persistent sublingual edema and have a low threshold for the excision of specimens for histopathologic examination (5).…”

“…Devine i Jones (29) uočili su karcinomatoznu transformaciju podjezične dermoidne ciste. Svi ti autori ističu da, iako je maligna preobrazba tih lezija rijetka, liječnici dentalne medicine moraju oprezno ocijeniti svaki podjezični edem koji ne prolazi i poslati uzorak na histopatološku analizu (5).…”

“…International scientific literature is unanimous with regard to the treatment modality for epidermoid cysts, which consists of a complete surgical removal of the lesion and afterwards sending the specimen for histopathological analysis (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)13,17,20). Dermoid and epidermoid cysts rarely undergo malignant transformation.…”

“…Epidermoid cysts are benign subcutaneous lesions, comprising 85-90% of all excised cysts (5). Most epidermoid cysts develop in the midline or sublingual region of the mouth floor, the buccal mucosa is not the usual site of occurrence Uvod Dermoidna, epidermoidna i teratogena cista neodontogene su lezije nastale iz zametnoga epitela (1).…”

“…Nisu povezane s dermoidnim cistama gonada koje se ubrajaju u teratome (1 -4). Epidermoidne ciste dobroćudne su potkožne lezije i čine od 85 do 90 posto svih uklonjenih cista (5). Većina nastaje u središnjoj crti ili u podjezičnom području dna usne šupljine, a bukalna sluznica nije uobičajeno mjesto (6 -11).…”