title: Unusually large submandibular epidermoid cyst: A case report, differential diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: Epidermoid cysts are rare, slow-growing, benign, and developmental cysts that are derived from abnormally situated ectodermal tissue. Epidermoid cysts may grow anywhere on the body and about 7% of them are located in the head and neck. These cysts arise from traumatic implantation of epithelium or entrapment of epithelial remnants during embryonic fusion. Histopathologically, they are lined by stratified squamous epithelium and lumen without any skin appendages. Here, we present a case of large epidermoid cyst occurring in submandibular region.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Deepak
authors: D
authors: Passi
authors: E.S.I.C, Dental College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India.
authors: Geeta
authors: G
authors: Singh
authors: E.S.I.C, Dental College and Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, India.
authors: Gagan
authors: G
authors: Mehta
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Deepika
authors: D
authors: Singhal
keywords: Epidermoid cysts; Gardner syndrome; Gorlin syndrome; fine-needle aspiration cytology; pachyonychia congenital; sebaceous cyst; teratoma