Submental Dermoid Cyst Mimicking Double Chin

Dermoid cysts are developmental cysts, arising from entrapped midline ectodermal tissue lined by epidermis, with skin appendages present in the fibrous wall when the 1(st) and 2(nd) branchial arches of each side fuse and the entrapped tissues then undergo proliferation and cystic transformation. A 2...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bommaji, Suresh Babu, Qureshi, Md Yousuf, Reddy, G Santosh, Rampati, Sandhya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6771172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31579381
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/njs.NJS_36_18
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Sumario:Dermoid cysts are developmental cysts, arising from entrapped midline ectodermal tissue lined by epidermis, with skin appendages present in the fibrous wall when the 1(st) and 2(nd) branchial arches of each side fuse and the entrapped tissues then undergo proliferation and cystic transformation. A 27-year-old male reported with a single large swelling in the submental region of 1-year duration, which was diagnosed as dermoid cyst after surgical excision using extraoral approach.

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