Journal of PEARLDENT

  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 4

An unusual case of epidermoid cyst of the lower lip - A case report

  • Author:
  • Y. Naresh Shetty
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 43 to 45

Professor & Head of the Department, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Melaka-75150

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Y. Naresh Shetty, Professor & Head of the Department, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Melaka, Malaysia.

Online published on 25 December, 2013.

Abstract

Epidermoid cyst is also known as sebaceous cyst. It is the result of inclusion of epidermal elements in the dermis. The factors that are thought to be responsible for development of a epidermal cyst are rupture of the sebaceous gland or damage to a hair follicle. It can also be hereditary or developmental defect. We present a case of sebaceous cyst in a 40year old male patient treated by surgical excision.

Keywords

Sebaceous cyst, Epidermoid cysts, Epidermoid Inclusion cysts