title: Epidermoid cyst of the soft palate in an infant.
abstract: Epidermoid cysts are benign malformations that can be encountered anywhere in the body and are rarely observed in the oral cavity accounting for <0.01% of all cysts of the oral cavity. They can be classified as either congenital or acquired without any clinical or histologic differences. Our literature search did not find any report of a congenital epidermoid cyst located in the soft palate associated with a complete palatal cleft in an infant. This is a case report of a 9-month-old female patient who had a cleft palate with an associated soft tissue mass at the junction of soft palate and uvula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, GITAM Dental College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uppala
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, GITAM Dental College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, GITAM Dental College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kameswara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sivanagendra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
keywords: Cleft palate; epidermoid cyst; soft palate; uvula