Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

Epidermal cyst of Oral cavity: A case study

Dr. Saurav Banerjee, Dr. Arvind Kumar, Dr. S. Patra, Dr. Sunil Kumar Mahto, Dr. R. K. Shrivastava

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Epidermal cysts&nbsp; are common benign small, painless lump under </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">the&nbsp;skin . Epidermal cyst is usually aquired due to infection of pilosebaceous gland or due to traumatic migration of epidermis to the deeper structure of skin. It may also&nbsp; be among developmental pathologies thought to be derived from aberrant ectodermal tissue. They may present in any part of body which is lined by squamous epithelium. They are rarely present in oral cavity. We present this case because of its extremely rare site of presentation and also to highlight the role of FNAC to in the pre-operative diagnosis of this benign lesion</span></p>