title: Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth and lateral neck.
abstract: Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth and submandibular area represent an unusual clinical entity. We present three such cases and review their clinical presentation and pathologic classification. This study stresses the importance of recognizing and excising any tract leading from such cysts to the midline mandible or hyoid, in order to avoid a recurrence, since these tracts may be epithelialized.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local