Floor Of The Mouth Dermoid

Although these lesions typically manifest during the second or third decade of life.

Floor of the mouth dermoid.

Cysts superficial to geniohyoid may cause posterosuperior displacement of the tongue dysphonia dysphagia 3 or airway obstruction 4. Generally they present during the 2nd 3rd decade of life with no sex preponderance 1 5. Meyer proposes the classification of the cysts based on the histological differentiation of the elements of the cyst wall. Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are discussed as to their embryology development and classification.

A dermoid cyst in the floor of mouth accounts for 1 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 1 3 4. Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth in the infant are rarely encountered although the aetiology is mainly embryological. A case is reported which shows differences in the epithelial lining of the cysts found followed by the differential diagnosis and treatment. Four cases of dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth.

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.