title: The value of magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of a sublingual epidermoid cyst.
abstract: A case is presented demonstrating the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the assessment of a midline sublingual epidermoid cyst in a 22-year-old female. The advantages of MRI compared with CT in the evaluation of soft-tissue lesions in the sublingual space are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Chippindale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009060:Mouth Floor; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed