Cysts superficial to geniohyoid may cause posterosuperior displacement of the tongue dysphonia dysphagia 3 or airway obstruction 4.
Floor of the mouth dermoid.
Generally they present during the 2nd 3rd decade of life with no sex preponderance 1 5.
Meyer proposes the classification of the cysts based on the histological differentiation of the elements of the cyst wall.
Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are discussed as to their embryology development and classification.
Excision of the lesion confirmed a diagnosis of dermoid cyst of the floor of mouth.
Although these lesions typically manifest during the second or third decade of life.
Floor of mouth dermoid cysts account for 1 6 of all dermoid cysts 2 and they usually present as a midline symmetrical slowly enlarging lesion.
A classification of these cysts based on histopathologic findings is presented in this article and it is suggested that the worddermoid be retained as a clinical term for all these developmental cysts of the floor of the mouth.
A case is reported which shows differences in the epithelial lining of the cysts found followed by the differential diagnosis and treatment.
Four cases of dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth.