Mandibulotomy - safe and cosmetically best approach for large size sublingual tumours
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20150514Keywords:
Dermoid, Sublingual, Mandibulotomy, Transmandibular, TransoralAbstract
Epidermoid and dermoid cysts are benign lesions encountered throughout the body, with 7% occurring in the head and neck area and 1.6% within the oral cavity. They represent less than 0.01% of all oral cavity cysts. We report a case of sublingual dermoid cyst with an oral and submental component in a 22 year old female who presented with complaint of painless swelling in the midline of neck since birth, later diagnosed as sublingual dermoid. Conventionally either intraoral or extraoral approaches are used for its excision. In this report we are presenting our experience with transoral approach. The approach was safer in regard to any injury to the vital structures, easy access and was cosmetically better for the patient. So it is better than the previous approaches for large size sublingual tumours.
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