Dermoid cyst over the left sphenoid in a child: a rare case report

Authors

  • Andrews Navin Kumar Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Anubhav Shivpuri Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Sandeep Mehta Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Shanender Singh Sambyal Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20194146

Keywords:

Dermoid cyst, Congenital dermoid cyst, Maxillofacial region

Abstract

In this case report a bony swelling was noticed clinically which had a cystic presentation in CT imaging. After surgical removal it was sent for histopathological examination and was diagnosed as dermoid cyst. Dermoid cyst is rarely encountered lesions of head and neck region so most frequently misdiagnosed. Though this lesion is very rare but should be considered as a differential diagnosis while evaluation cystic lesions of head and neck region.

Author Biographies

Andrews Navin Kumar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Graded Specialist, Department of OMFS, Army Dental Corps, India.

Anubhav Shivpuri, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Graded Specialist, Department of OMFS, Army Dental Corps, India.

Sandeep Mehta, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Graded Specialist, Department of OMFS, Army Dental Corps, India

Shanender Singh Sambyal, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Dental Corps, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Graded Specialist, Department of OMFS, Army Dental Corps, India

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2019-10-23