Imaging features of sublingual dermoid cysts: a report of four cases

Peruze Celenk; Cetin Celenk; Husniye Demirturk Kocasarac

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.05.025

Imaging features of sublingual dermoid cysts: a report of four cases

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Jun 13;17(8):2888-2893. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.05.025. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Authors

Peruze Celenk¹, Cetin Celenk², Husniye Demirturk Kocasarac³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Ondokuzmayis University, Samsun, Turkiye.
² Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuzmayis University, Samsun, Turkiye.
³ Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of General Dental Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Abstract

Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth are rare lesions presumed to be caused by entrapment of germinal epithelium during the closure of the mandibular and hyoid branchial arches. They usually manifest as nonpainful swelling. Developmental cysts are histopathologically classified into 3 types: epidermoid, dermoid, and teratoid. An ultrasound scan is commonly used as the first choice to investigate a lesion. Other imaging methods, such as the US, CT, and MRI, are used for differential diagnosis. This article's aim is to present the imaging findings of 4 cases of sublingual dermoid cysts and to review the literature.

Keywords: Dermoid; Diffusion; Imaging; MRI; Sublingual.

Publication types

Case Reports