title: Congenital teratoid cyst of the floor of the mouth--a case report.
abstract: A case of sublingual congenital teratoid cyst is reported and the recent literature is reviewed. Histopathologic study of the enucleated cyst revealed striated muscle, cartilage, fat, salivary gland tissue, and gastrointestinal epithelium in a cyst wall of dense fibrous tissue with a thin layer of ciliated columnar and partially stratified squamous epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameyama
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology