title: Epidermoid cyst of the buccal mucosa: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to describe a rare case of an epidermoid cyst in the buccal cheek region and a review of the literature.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Dermoid and epidermoid cysts are developmental pathologies occurring in the head and neck region with an incidence ranging from 1.6% to 6.9%, and both cysts reported in less than 0.01% of all oral cavity cysts.
  
  
  METHODS
  A rare case of an epidermoid cyst originating from the buccal mucosa in a 38-year-old woman with a complaint of swelling and facial asymmetry in the left cheek just distal to the commissure for six months is presented in this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey. fozan@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozan
authors.forename: Hidayet Burak
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ay
authors.forename: Fahrettin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis