title: Adult woman with intra-oral epidermoid cyst.
abstract: Epidermoid cyst is a rare, slow growing lesion of head and neck region. Its rarest site of presentation is intra-oral. It presents later in life, while taking its time to grow to a significant size, causing other complaints as dyspnoea and dysphagia. We present here a case report of epidermoid cyst at a very rare and unexpected site of presentation. Patient presented in ENT OPD with complaints of large intra-oral midline swelling and associated complaints of dyspnoea and dysphagia. Patient was admitted and operated upon with intra-oral approach, producing good results. It should be kept in mind as one of the differential diagnoses when dealing with long standing intra-oral swellings.
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hannan
authors.forename: Umar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ikram
mesh_terms: D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009060:Mouth Floor; D055815:Young Adult