An unusual case of a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth in a 73-year-old patient: Case report
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Dermoid cyst, Mouth Floor, Case Report, 73-year-old patientAbstract
Dermoid cysts are masses derived from tissue of the ectoderm characterized by having associated attached structures on its wall. They are slow growing benign lesions that rarely appear on the floor of the mouth, most diagnosed in young adults.
This article denotes the case of a 73-year-old female patient with a dermoid cyst on the floor of the mouth, corresponding to an incidental finding on head MRI.
The diagnosis was achieved by contrast-enhanced CT scan of the neck that showed pathognomonic images of a dermoid cyst and corroborated intraoperatively with anatomopathological confirmation. The definite treatment of a dermoid cyst is surgically, in this case done through cervical approach.
This article demonstrates that this is a differential diagnosis to consider for masses in this location, even in older patients.
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