Epidermoid cyst a rare entity in lower left side of the face -A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Santosh Jadhav, Abhijeet Jadhav, Amit Mhapuskar, Sagar Nagare, Prakash Vhatkar

Volume : 2, Issue : 3, Year : 2016

Article Page : 167-169

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Abstract

Epidermoid cyst is a rare developmental cyst of the oro-facial region which results from entrapped epidermal elements without adnexal appendages. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts occur in orofacial region with an incidence of 6.9-7%. Teratomas always refered to as dermoid cysts. Epidermoid dermoid cyst is also used to describe inclusion cysts of face, neck, and floor of the mouth.
These cyst also also shows epidermal tissues and even hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands in the cyst wall and keratin and sebum in the cyst cavity.

Keywords: Cyst, Dermoid cyst, Epidermoid cyst, Inclusion cyst

How to cite : Jadhav S, Jadhav A, Mhapuskar A, Nagare S, Vhatkar P, Epidermoid cyst a rare entity in lower left side of the face -A case report. J Oral Med Oral Surg Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016;2(3):167-169

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