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Epidermoid cyst a rare entity in lower left side of the face-A case report

Authors :
Amit Mhapuskar
Sagar P Nagare
Santosh Jadhav
Prakash Vhatkar
Abhijeet Jadhav
Source :
Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2:167
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Diva Enterprises Private Limited, 2016.

Abstract

Epidermoid cyst is a rare developmental cyst of the oro-facial region which results from entrapped epidermal elements without adnexal appendages. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts occur in orofacial region with an incidence of 6.9–7%. Teratomas always refered to as dermoid cysts. Epidermoid dermoid cyst is also used to describe inclusion cysts of face, neck, and floor of the mouth. These cyst also also shows epidermal tissues and even hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands in the cyst wall and keratin and sebum in the cyst cavity.

Details

ISSN :
23956194 and 23956186
Volume :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........de0c9dd2d7a9d785a4057d1507a9a987
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5958/2395-6194.2016.00039.4