Dermoid Cyst of the Floor of the Mouth: Diagnostic Imaging Findings

Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare, accounting for 11% of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region. We report a case of a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth in a 12-year-old boy investigated with ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and non-enhanced computed tomo...

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Autores principales: Giarraputo, Leonardo, Savastano, Sergio, D'Amore, Emanuele, Baciliero, Ugo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Otolaryngology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29872584
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2403
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author Giarraputo, Leonardo
Savastano, Sergio
D'Amore, Emanuele
Baciliero, Ugo
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description Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare, accounting for 11% of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region. We report a case of a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth in a 12-year-old boy investigated with ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and non-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans. The lesion contained free calcified corpuscles (i.e., the “sack of marbles” sign) considered pathognomonic for a dermoid. Diagnostic imaging may allow diagnosis of a dermoid of the floor of the mouth and plays a pivotal role in depicting the anatomic location of a cyst, thus guiding the surgeon for an optimal surgical approach.
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spelling pubmed-59842702018-06-05 Dermoid Cyst of the Floor of the Mouth: Diagnostic Imaging Findings Giarraputo, Leonardo Savastano, Sergio D'Amore, Emanuele Baciliero, Ugo Cureus Otolaryngology Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare, accounting for 11% of all dermoid cysts in the head and neck region. We report a case of a dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth in a 12-year-old boy investigated with ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and non-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans. The lesion contained free calcified corpuscles (i.e., the “sack of marbles” sign) considered pathognomonic for a dermoid. Diagnostic imaging may allow diagnosis of a dermoid of the floor of the mouth and plays a pivotal role in depicting the anatomic location of a cyst, thus guiding the surgeon for an optimal surgical approach. Cureus 2018-04-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5984270/ /pubmed/29872584 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2403 Text en Copyright © 2018, Giarraputo et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Giarraputo, Leonardo
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Dermoid Cyst of the Floor of the Mouth: Diagnostic Imaging Findings
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title_short Dermoid Cyst of the Floor of the Mouth: Diagnostic Imaging Findings
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29872584
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2403
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