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...

Epidermoid and dermoid cysts are rare in oral cavity. We are presenting here three such cases of sublingual dermoid cyst with submental extension (plunging dermoid) who presented in outpatient department with complaints of a slow growing painless swelling in the oral cavity and difficulty in chewing and swallowing solid foods. On clinical examination cystic swelling was seen in floor of mouth d...

purpose : to report an unusual case of dermoid cyst of the frontal bone case report : we report a case of 28-year-old man with a history of painless progressive proptosis of the left eye. ct-scan was showed a hypodense lesion that mainly located within the frontal bone with only a small intraorbital involvement. excisional biopsy was performed and histopathologic examination was compatible with...

Dysontogenetic cysts, commonly referred as dermoid cysts or teratoid cysts, are hamartomas which may contain various derivatives of endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm7. The majority of cases is reported in the midline of the body and especially in testes and ovaries. The most common site in the head and neck region is the lateral eyebrow, the so-called angular dermoid, and approximately 6.5% of th...

conclusions it seems that early diagnosis and intact surgery of multiple ovarian dermoid cysts during the second trimester of pregnancy could prevent complication of cysts and probably guarantee the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcome. case presentation a 28-year-old, pregnant, primipara female with gestational age 20 weeks + four days where referred to with complaint of pelvic mass that wa...