A case of large dermoid cyst with daughter cyst in the sublingual region

Abstract

This case report describes unusual dermoid and epidermoid cysts in the oral region. This lesion was presented clinically as a coexistence case of a large dermoid cyst and a small epidermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth. A 21 year-old man was seen on February 14, 1989, because of swelling under the tongue. On palpation there was a large mass with slight pressure pain. The large mass was removed with another smaller mass under general anesthesia. Histologically, the large mass was a dermoid cyst and small mass was a epidermoid cyst.