title: Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst.
abstract: Lymphoepithelial cyst is a rare lesion of the oral cavity, with the mouth floor being the most common site of occurrence. The therapeutic approach of choice is the surgical treatment, which has rare cases of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to report the case of a 53-year-old patient who came to Dental Service in the Federal University of Ceará complaining of a small nodular lesion (0.5 cm) located in the ventral tongue. Excisional biopsy was performed and the surgical specimen was submitted for anatomopathological analysis, which found that there was an oral lymphoepithelial cyst. The patient returned after seven days for suture removal and reported loss of sensitivity around the ventral tongue. We prescribed Citoneurin for ten days; however, there was not any significant improvement of the sensitivity. Low frequency laser therapy sessions were applied. The only postoperative symptom was dysesthesia, where there is only a sensitivity decrease. Currently, the patient has a postoperative period of 1 year without recurrence of the lesion. Although previous reports have no described tongue sensorineural disorders associated with this lesion, the occurrence of this event may be related to an unexpected anatomical variation of the lingual nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Delmiro de Farias, s/n, 60416-030 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luane Macêdo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Assis Felipe Medeiros
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Goberlânio Barros
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thâmara Manoela Marinho
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ealber Carvalho Macedo
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Pathology and Stomatology, Federal University of Ceará, Campus Sobral, Rua Coronel Estanislau Frota, s/n, 62010-560 Sobral, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Filipe Nobre
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6345-8156
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco Samuel Rodrigues
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Pathology and Stomatology, Federal University of Ceará, Campus Sobral, Rua Coronel Estanislau Frota, s/n, 62010-560 Sobral, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Karuza Maria Alves
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5090-6877
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thyciana Rodrigues
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fábio Wildson Gurgel
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Costa