title: Congenital dermoid cyst at the base of the tongue.
abstract: A rare case of congenital dermoid cyst at the base of the tongue in a 6-year-old child is presented. The lingual lesion was surgically excised. The literature is reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshizaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology