Unusually Giant Sublingual Epidermoid Cyst: A Case Report
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Introduction: Epidermoid cysts are rare, slow‑growing, benign, developmental cysts, which are derived from abnormally situated ectodermal tissue. Epidermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth represent
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volume 28 issue 4
pages 291- 296
publication date 2016-07-01
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