title: Case report of a dermoid cyst at the floor of the mouth.
abstract: The growth of dermoid cysts at the floor of the mouth is considered a rare condition. Typically, intra-oral dermoid cysts present as non-tender, slow growing masses at the sublingual, submental and submandibular region. We report a case of a young adult male who presented at our hospital with a sublingual cyst superimposed with acute infection and failed antibiotic treatment. The cyst was excised and confirmed histopathologically as a dermoid cyst with overlying acute inflammation. Clinical progress was uneventful and postoperative recovery excellent with no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Seah
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sufyan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery