An unusual presentation of a lingual dermoid cyst.

An unusual presentation of a right ovarian dermoid cyst.

Hemorrhagic Vallecular Cyst as a Rare Cause of Sudden Onset Odynophagia in a Healthy Young Adult

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com of the lesion [2]. Differential diagnosis of the vallecular cyst include hemangiomas, lymphangiomas, teratomas, dermoid cyst, lingual thyroid and the internal thyroglossal duct cyst [3]. The patients usually asymptomatic or presented as odynophagia. In an extremely rare occurrence, a sudden increase in size for example in an intralesional bleeding c...

Accidental discovery of a hydatid cyst with primary presentation in an unusual location: a case report

A hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms of mostly the Echinococcus granulosus. In humans, the most common site of cyst development is the liver (60%), followed by the lungs (20%), and much less commonly in other organs such as kidney, spleen, brain, and other soft tissues. The localization of cysts in muscles and subcutaneous is very rare. We report a case of 38-year-o...

Unusual Presentation of Intralingual Dermoid Cyst with Review of the Literature

Dermoid cysts, a type of epidermoid cyst, are rare entities with approximately 7% found in the head and neck region [1,2]. When they occur in the oral cavity, they are most often found in the floor of mouth [2,3]. These cysts grow slowly, are wellcircumscribed and are encapsulated [2]. Moreover, they are most commonly found in the sublingual, submental, or submandibular regions [2,4]. Most occu...

Lingual dermoid cyst with congenital discharging sinus: a rare entity.

OBJECTIVE There have been few reports of lingual dermoid cysts with a congenital discharging fistula. We report such a case, which mimicked lipoma on computed tomography, and we discuss relevant clinical and radiological features. METHOD We present a case report and a review of the English language literature concerning lingual dermoid cysts either mimicking lipoma or with a congenital discha...