title: Congenital sublingual teratoid cyst: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Head and neck dermoid cysts comprise less than 10% of all dermoid cysts. The sublingual location is very rare. One hypothesis for their etiology is that they arise from entrapment of epithelial debris or rests during the midline fusion of the first 2 branchial arches. They are classified as epidermoid, dermoid, and teratoid cysts. Sublingual cysts are slow-growing lesions generally seen in the second and third decades of life. They are rare in childhood. The cysts may interfere with swallowing and breathing. Rarely, they may show malignant transformation. Surgical extirpation is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Bahçelievler, Ankara 06490, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail Hakki
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Göl
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyici
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Irfan Serdar
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Arda
authors.forename: Akgün
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiçsönmez
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed