title: Intralingual dermoid cysts: a report of two new cases.
abstract: Dermoid cysts of the oral cavity are rare. When they do occur, the most common site is the floor of the mouth. Intralingual dermoid cysts are even more rare, and until now, there were only 15 such reports in the English-language literature. In this article, we describe two additional cases. Magnetic resonance imaging is extremely helpful in establishing a differential diagnosis. Surgical excision is recommended to correct deglutition and speech problems. Its rarity notwithstanding, dermoid cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of tongue masses in the younger population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA. myssiore@lij.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Myssiorek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lustrin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery