Atypical appearance of epidermoid cyst in tongue’s ventral surface

Resumo

Introduction: Epidermoids cysts are benign and rare lesions in oral
cavity. It presents as a nodular lesion of sessile base, soft to palpation.
In the oral cavity, it most happens on the floor of the mouth’s midline.
Without treatment, these lesions can lead to dysphagia, dysphonia
and dyspnea due to reach a large size. Objective: To report a case of
a 12-year-old boy presenting a lesion on the tongue’s ventral surface
causing difficult to swallow. Case report: The patient was referred
to the School of Dentistry of Paulista University, complaining about
an asymptomatic nodule on the tongue’s ventral surface, lasting for
10 months. Clinical examination showed the extensive fibrous mass
on the tongue’s medium anterior ventral surface. Conclusion: With a
clinical diagnosis of dermoid, epidermoid cyst, or lipoma, an excisional
biopsy was performed. Histological examination was consistent to
the diagnosis of epidermoid cyst. The patient was followed up and
2 years after surgery there was no sign of recurrence.