title: Median dermoid cyst.
abstract: This report describes a median sublingual dermoid cyst in a 25-year-old male. These cysts are uncommon in the head and neck region, and rare in the floor of the mouth. The cyst was enucleated intact through a mid-line saggital incision in the floor of the mouth, and healing was uneventful. Histological examination, revealing that the cyst wall contained skin appendages, smooth muscle, and a lining of orthokeratinised stratified squamous epithelium, confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Worthington
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sinclair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology