Floor Of Mouth Dermoid Radiology

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.

Floor of mouth dermoid radiology.

False sialoceles hydatid cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts 3. The main differential includes. Cystic lesions of the floor of the mouth are well recognised and can be congenital or acquired. The lesion contained free calcified corpuscles i e the sack of marbles.

Her parents noticed a swelling below the jaw and visited the physician. 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. Cysts superficial to geniohyoid may cause posterosuperior displacement of the tongue dysphonia dysphagia 3 or airway obstruction 4. 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.

Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare accounting for 11 of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region. 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. It may be involved in a wide range of pathologic processes some of which are unique to the region. Clinically a cystic midline swelling moving with deglutition was palpable in the submental region with suspicious extension into sublingual space.

A ranula is a mucus retention cyst arising from a sublingual or minor salivary gland.