1Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
2Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
*Corresponding Author: Email: chaurasiaakhilanand49@gmail.com
Online published on 5 February, 2016.
The epidermal inclusion cyst constitutes less than 0.01% of all the oral cysts in head and neck region. They are congenital lesions caused due to defective fusion of the embryonic lateral mesenchymal tissues. It has a variable tissue origin and can originate from ectoblastic, mesoblastic or endoblastic tissues. The incidence rate of epidermal cyst involving head and neck region is 1.6–7.0%. Clinically the epidermal inclusion cyst is characterized by dysphagia, dyspnoea and dysphonia. Here we are presenting a case of epidermal inclusion cyst in a 45 year old female involving left lateral border of tongue.
Congenital abnormalities, Epidermoid cysts, Tongue, Dermoid cyst
